How do you make homemade vanilla extract?

Making homemade vanilla extract requires just 8 easy steps:

1. Choose your vanilla beans.
2. Choose your glass bottle.
3. Choose your alcohol.
4. Add 1oz of vanilla beans for every 8oz of alcohol in your bottle.
5. Close the lid tightly.
6. Store for up 12 months in a cool/dark place.
7. Taste test with one drop of extract in 1Tbs of milk.
8. If you like the taste, it's ready. If not, store another month. 

Enjoy!

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