Hi Diana, it's hard to use too many vanilla beans in homemade vanilla extract. It sounds like the recipe may have intended to call for 1 bean to 8 ounces of vodka, but not to worry: what you have on hand now is a super-quick infusing version. I would strain beans from the amber liquid and put the liquid in a clean jar; your first batch of homemade vanilla extract is complete! Then separate out the beans into 10 small jars or 5 larger jars. (Put two beans in each of the larger jars or just a single bean in the smaller jars.) Let this second round of vanilla extract rest for a few months while you enjoy what you've already made. Wait until the alcohol has turned the same color as what you're seeing now: deep amber. In a few months, you'll end up with lots of aromatic, flavorful vanilla extract on your hands. Good luck! Kye@KAF

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