HollyDay Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 I made vanilla aroound the holidays. So, it is about 5 -6 months old now. And it is still very light and not a "developed" in flavor. This has never happened before. Usually after 3-4 months, it is beginning to take on a nice amber color and the taste is nice. Dd just needed to add 3 tsp. to an icing recipe that calls for 1 because the flavor was too light. Suggestions?? I have added more vanilla beans by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jann in TX Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 How many beans and what grade of vodka did you use? Did you split the beans before adding-- and were the beans fresh (soft)? I personally prefer my vanilla to set about 1 year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted May 5, 2013 Author Share Posted May 5, 2013 How many beans and what grade of vodka did you use? Did you split the beans before adding-- and were the beans fresh (soft)? I personally prefer my vanilla to set about 1 year... I can't remember the grade of vodka. Yes, I did split the beans. I cut the beans in 3rds (they were really long), and then sliced them length wise. They were not overly soft but nor were they stiff. I did purchase more beans and added that to the vanilla. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Did you shake it at all? I have only made my own vanilla once, but I recall being directed to invert the bottle occassionally. Mine seemed to work well, even more quickly than I had anticipated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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