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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Love my VP GC
It’s always a joy to receive a Vanilla Pura gift card!!! Not sure what I want to get yet, lol
Debbie Foreman
VanillaPura e-Gift Card
They smell wonderful
They smell wonderful. Very plump and pliable.
Debbie Parker
Sumatra Indonesian Vanilla Beans - Grade A for Extract & Baking
My favorite bean
My favorite bean. Im going to sink them in dark rum. Next year will be awesome
Susan Potenzano
Cook Island Vanilla Beans - The Avarua Grade A
Newbie
I’m so new at this and have vanilla brewing & the mocha blend, but amazing & everyone on the group super helpful
Kim Brooks
VanillaPura
oh what a absolutely gorgeously designed bottle! I love the round ball for a stopper reminds me of a crystal ball! The vanilla displays beautifully shining through the crystal cuts in the glass… definitely a great gift and a spectacular way to showcase any finished extract!
bj
The Nevis Extract Jar
Nothing to dislike about this bottle … I use a smaller one daily and the ease of pouring it is amazing… the vanilla flows into the neck gently and seamlessly so there are no big splashes of it just a smooth stream of Lucious vanilla … one of my all time favorites it’s elegant in it’s simplicity!
bj
The Diana Extract Jar Collection
Wonderful vanilla jars
These are my favorite vanilla jars. They stack neatly against each other which is so useful in a packed vanilla area. The top fits snugly too. Very pretty too!
Amy K
The Avera Extract Jar Collection
Pumpkin spiced honey
I put this in 8 ounces of honey and let it sit for about four months now. I plan to use it in tea and hot cereal! It works really well!
Tina
NEWLY UPDATED Pumpkin Spice Vanilla Extract Blend - 8 Ingredients - Just Add Spirits
I put this in 8 oz of honey
I put this in 8 ounces of honey and I really like the flavor! It is going to be amazing in tea!
Tina
NEWLY UPDATED - Winter Spice Extract Blend - 7 Ingredients - Just Add Vodka
best vanilla beans in 30 years
The plumpest, fattest, most decadent vanilla beans I have had in over 30 years. A double batch of tapioca actually was crunchy (in a very good way) because there are so many seeds in one bean.
Arvilla Trag
Nicaraguan V. Pompona Vanilla Beans - The Mombacho
These jars are heavy and so well made! I have collected all the sizes offered
These jars are heavy and so well made! I have collected all the sizes offered. I recommend these if you are looking for elegance along with excellence.
Annette Weir
The Avera Extract Jar Collection
Love the vanilla beans i received! I always get great products from vanilla pura!
Barbara
Vanilla Days Pricing Madagascar Vanilla Beans - Grade A - Gourmet
Grade B
Excited to get these swimming today…using light rum
Anonymous
Ugandan Vanilla Beans Grade B - Extract Grade
Wow! What a surprise!
Wow! What a surprise I was chosen for the Vanilla Orchid Necklace! It's beautiful and means so much since I started this journey on 2018. Thsnk you again Vanillapura for all you do!
Anonymous
May Birth Vanilla Orchid Necklace - V. Tsy Taitra
Commentaires
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!