Hi, I have always been told that you can continuously use the same vanilla beans for up to 10 years as long as you add more alcohol to fill it when the bottle is 1/2 empty. I never take the beans out of the bottles, just keep adding alcohol when they've reached the 1/2 way mark, left it sit for a month, then start using it again after that. Is this totally wrong? I'm using Madagascar beans and they've been in the mix 2 years now and haven't shown signs of breaking down. Just checking in for proper advice. Thanks!

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