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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Received my Madagascar Grade A vanilla beans from the September Group Buy
Received my Madagascar Grade A vanilla beans from the September Group Buy, and they are beautiful! Super plump, moist, and fragrant. I've started some very memorable extracts and started a double batch of vanilla jelly- also vanilla sugar will be in the making!! The monthly Group Buys are always such a great value!! Highly recommend!!
Raquel María
Some of my favorite beans wrapped into one blend
Some of my favorite beans wrapped into one blend. The beans smelled wonderful. I put them in vodka. Now just have to let them do the that the due.. Extract.
Sharon Molnar
Black Magic are my favorite blend in vodka
Black Magic are my favorite blend in vodka. My daughter said it’s the best vanilla she’s ever had, too. I will order it every year.
Michelle Nelson
Love the beans they are moist and I love the extract that they make
Love the beans they are moist and I love the extract that they make.
Anonymous
The aroma is heavenly
The aroma is heavenly.
Connie Snyder
I love these beans so much, I needed to buy a whole pound! They smell wonderful and produce a delicious extract!
Mary
I had a gift vanilla bean
I had a gift vanilla bean. Just one but it was a long one. I made extract and it was great. I bought what was supposed to be 2 vanilla beans but there was only 1 skinny bean. 4 oz of moist, fragrant beans looks like the was to go. Now time will tell when my extract is finished.
Janet Wood
Sold out 😭
So sad these are sold out! I heard about these online and everyone must have too, so they must be amazing! Hopefully these will restock and I can get a chance to order and try! I have signed up for notifications.
Kat
Love them
I just love these beautiful beans. If you haven't tried them you need to.
Sharon Molnar
Gorgeous beans!
Gorgeous beans! The black magic blend never disappoints. They are plump and oily and smell amazing. Can’t wait for the extract to be ready!
Michelle Rosa
I love the Madagascar beans. So oily, plump and smells so yummy 😋
I love the Madagascar beans. So oily
Sharon Molnar
Patience is supposed to be a virtue?
The Madagascar beans are swimming in Reign Cane vodka. Now for the waiting!
Anonymous
Gorgeous giant beans!
Gorgeous giant beans! Pompona pack is one of my faves!
Michelle Rosa
Aroma is wonderful
I can't wait for this to finish exiting. I will be great for next summer baking.
Sharon Molnar
These beams were top
These beams were top notch!
Dee George
Comentarios
Just started my first batch of sous vide extract. 11 oz. of vanilla beans and 1750 ml‘s of vodka. Going to run for four days at 124°. Fingers crossed.
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!