Vanilla Bean in black ipa?

[bsegroves]

Do you guys think that vanilla bean would taste good in a black ipa?
I'm dry hopping one in secondary now and just got some vanilla beans in the mail and am itching to try them out.
The IPA that I brewed is very bitter and hoppy. It tastes like about 150 IBUs. Maybe it has enough going on already?

thanks,
Brannon

[CRBrewHound]

IMHO the vanilla would conflict with the hoppy goodness of an IPA.
I would say save the vanilla been for a dark beer, or a beer where that is the primary flavor you are looking for.

[beltbuckle]

pour a few tasters and put different amounts in each one and see how it tastes before you possibly ruin a whole kegs worth. remember you can always add more...

[bsegroves]

Yea that's what I was thinking too. I just really want to try them out because I love the flavor. It's time to do a vanilla oatmeal stout I think.

IMHO the vanilla would conflict with the hoppy goodness of an IPA.
I would say save the vanilla been for a dark beer, or a beer where that is the primary flavor you are looking for.

Great idea. I really like how the ipa tastes now so testing it makes good sense.

pour a few tasters and put different amounts in each one and see how it tastes before you possibly ruin a whole kegs worth. remember you can always add more...