How to make vanilla extract at home

Once you’re armed with the spirit of your choice – I like vodka for its neutral color, but I’ve also used brandy, rum, and whiskey in the past – vanilla beans and a container, it’s time to go. extract. Fill a pitcher or bottle with wine, adding a few peas to the total volume of the jar (a general guideline is to use one vanilla bean for every 2 to 3 ounces of reishi). Now you can either drop the vanilla beans as they were (Ina Garten’s method), or you can do it the way I did, which is to cut the vanilla beans lengthwise down the center and drop them into the liquid. Tighten the lid or close the lid, store in a cool and dark place, that’s it!