It’s most likely because the correct ratio is one ounce of beans by weight for every cup (8 fluid ounces) of liquor. You used 2 beans for half a cup, and that’s really just not enough. I know this article says you can use one bean, but that’s far less than the FDA standard. I highly recommend getting an inexpensive kitchen scale and weighing your beans. As they showed in a picture, beans vary in size (and therefore weight), so you need to weigh them to be accurate.

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