Madagascar Vanilla Beans Gourmet Grade A

Rich aroma, dense with seeds, oily moist luster, dark brown to black color, at least 5.5” long, and supple. Grade A vanilla Bean typically has vanillin content of ~2-3.5%; moisture of ~ 27 – 35%. As they age, they may develop the remarkable crystal-like features, the expression of high vanillin content.

Madagascar Vanilla Beans Grade A/B

The Grade A/B is often gourmet grade with some imperfections -some splits, lower moisture content (~27%), flatter and/or thinner (low seed density) than a typical grade A. It can be used for cooking, baking, brewing as well as extraction.

Madagascar Vanilla Beans Grade B

Grade B is considered as the extraction grade. It’s usually drier (moisture content about 20%) but could have higher moisture content but small size (less than 5”), dehisce/split or low seed density. Nevertheless, they still maintain their aromatic characteristics.

How To make a Homemade Alcohol -Vanilla Extract

Split open or chop into pieces FITNCLEAN vanilla bean pods into a clean coverable jar containing vodka or your choice alcoholic spirit (~50g vanilla pods for every 16 oz. alcohol). You can scale up or down using the stated ratio as a guide but make sure there is enough alcohol to completely submerge the beans. Tightly close the jar and allow content to macerate for about 6-8 weeks or longer while shaking periodically (every 3-5 days).

The recommendation for pure vanilla-alcohol extract solution is ≥ 100 g of vanilla bean pod per liter using a 35% or greater alcohol.

Different types of alcoholic spirits are used but Vodka and Rum are the most commonly used. Vegetable glycerin oil is also used sometimes.