Ive done a bit of reading through various threads and it appears the consensus for using vanilla beans is to scrape the seeds from a couple of beans and add them into secondary…some people even advocate chucking the bean pod-casings in there as well. Im keen to give this a go (choc-vanilla porter) but am worried about the possible introduction of bacteria etc from the casings. Is this a risk? Should I soak them in starsan first?
Interested to hear the opinions of those that have used vanilla beans in their brews.
Interested to hear the opinions of those that have used vanilla beans in their brews.