Vanilla Extract Calculator
Calculate how many vanilla beans you need to make pure vanilla extract based on how much alcohol you want to use.
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Free Vanilla Extract Calculator - How Many Beans Do You Need?
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Chocolate Berry Bliss Vanilla Extract Blend - 7 Ingredients - Just Add Spirits
I just love these beans and the smell of
I just love these beans and the smell of them
Sharon Molnar
Brazilian Vanilla Beans The Olinda V. Planifolia - Grade A
Love These Beans
Love These Beans.
I order them every chance I have
Sharon Molnar
Sumatra Indonesian Vanilla Beans - Grade A for Extract & Baking
Smells outstanding!
The smell is amazing! Like a berry brownie when you open the pouch. I can’t wait to use this extract!
Michelle Rosa
Chocolate Berry Bliss Vanilla Extract Blend - 7 Ingredients - Just Add Spirits
These beans are wonderful
These beans are wonderful. You could smell the vanilla before I even remove them from the shipping bag. They are very moist and pliable. Thank you Vanillapura for selling us the most top quality beans, and at such reasonable prices.
Nancy Meahl
July 2026 Group Buy - The Papua Indonesian Vanilla Beans - For Vanilla Extract & Baking (Grade A)
A gorgeous Bean to work with
This bean has a fat, extremely oily presentation. the aroma is delightful. I paired mine with White Rum . Now for a 2 year wait
Annette
Nicaraguan V. Pompona Vanilla Beans - The Mombacho
Oh my! These beans are small but mighty! They are so OILY and smells delicious.
Oh my! These beans are small but nighty!
Sharon Molnar
Guatemalan Vanilla Beans - The Flores - V. Cribbiana Grade A
I love these beans very much
I love these beans very much. The aroma from them is wonderful. I have purchased then many times.
Sharon Molnar
Indonesian Tahitensis Vanilla The Sentani Grade A
As with all of the different types of VinallaPura provides
As with all of the different types of VinallaPura provides, I haven't found a type of Vanilla that I don't like. So many different varieties and flavors.
Sharon Molnar
Sumatra Indonesian Vanilla Beans - Grade A for Extract & Baking
The group group pick out different Vanilla beans. We won't know what beans will be in, always great
I love the YUM blend! It is made up from the people in the group. We each pick vanilla beans and the owers of the group decide what goes in the blend. We don't know what vanilla beans are in it. Makes a great extract. A once a year unknown extract, they always come out great
Sharon Molnar
YUM! Blend - 2026 - Group Buy - Vanilla Bean Assortment For Vanilla Extract Making & Baking
Love my July Orchid necklace!! Have wanted it since VanillaPura first introduced them
Love my July Orchid necklace!! Have wanted it since VanillaPura first introduced them. Thank you so very much!!!
Sandy Atteberry
July Birth Vanilla Orchid Necklace - V. Planifolia
Yum!! Kudos to VanillaPura!
Yum!! I wasn't expecting such an aroma from one bag of beans...but kudos to VanillaPura!! Did it again ^^ And the bottle is exquisite!!
Young Lee
Label - 2026 YUM! Blend
Excited!! Excited!!
Excited!! I joined the group late 2025 and missed all the yummies in the beginning. Now I have my 2025 Most Popular Bean blend and I will wait patiently!! Yes, the beans smell fantastic as always ^^
Young Lee
Special Group Buy - 2025 Most Popular Vanilla Beans Blend & Bottle
Love love love
Love love love.... The bag smells so so good and the beans are plump and smells scrumptious!! I can't wait until extract time!
Young Lee
NEWLY UPDATED Honey Spiced Vanilla Extract Blend - 6 Ingredients - Just Add Spirits
Comentarios
Hi Tammy! Welcome to the world of vanilla! That is such a brilliant question, and we have a lot of different vanilla beans to choose from! You could start by taking our “Vanilla Extract Making Quiz”, this hopefully provide some good vanilla suggestions. The quiz can be found here
https://www.vanillapura.com/blogs/vanilla-extract-making-101/vanilla-extract-making-quiz-what-bean-spirit-combination-is-right-for-you
Let us know if you have any other questions :-)
how do you pick which vanilla beans to buy. I am a beginner and always buy vanilla down in Mexico for cheap and love it.
I would like to start making my own.
Tammy
Hi Mary! If you’d like to make 1/2 strength vanilla extract then simply 1/2 the weight of vanilla that the calculator calculates. We wouldn’t recommend 1/2 fold though as the vanilla flavor might not be prominent enough. Hopefully this answers your question but let us know if we can help in any other way :-)
How do I calculate 1/2 fold?
Hi Linda! Vanilla Beans vary a lot in size so we prefer to weigh our beans to make sure we have the right amount. We recommend 1 oz of beans for every 8oz of alcohol. So for 5oz of alcohol you would need 0.6oz of beans for a single fold extract. For double fold extract you would need 1.2oz. Hope this helps, but let us know if you have any other questions :-)
How many vanilla sticks per 5 ounce bottles with Tito‘s
I’m super excited to try these vanilla beans as I am a new creator of exquisite vanilla, which will be age 12 to 18 months!
My first extract experience!
Welcome Loraine! It’s going to be fun! Let us know if we can help along the way. Happy Extracting!
I’m excited to get started with my vanilla extract for next Christmas.
Hi Susan! Great point, you can absolutely still go with the general rule of 1oz of beans to 8oz of alcohol, this tool is just helpful for those times when you have more or less alcohol or want to try making a double fold extract, or if you want to check your calculations!
What happened the the “rule” of 1oz beans to 8oz alcohol?? Why the change?
This is such a great tool for novice vanilla extract makers! It completely takes the guess work or calculator gymnastics out of the equation!