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Jar of Vanilla for Your Cold Brew

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Adapted from Four Homemade Coffee Syrups and My Favorite Cold Brew (How Sweet Eats) — rewritten with the infusion and dose worked in.
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Your dose · per tablespoon (1/2 oz)

Written at 5 mg per tablespoon (1/2 oz). Pick yours and the ingredients, steps and label below follow — floored to 0.1 mg, never rounded up.

Ingredients · 10 tablespoon (1/2 oz)s · 50 mg total

150 g (¾ cup) granulated sugar160 ml (⅔ cup) water1 vanilla bean, split lengthways and seeds scraped (pod goes in too)½ tsp pure vanilla extractPinch of fine salt2.5 ml cannabis tincture at 20 mg THC per ml = 50 mg THC total (match the volume to your tincture's labelled strength)Cool water, for topping up to volume
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Stoney says: start low, go slow — the forest isn't going anywhere. Wait 90 minutes before seconds.
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Steps

  1. Put the sugar, water, vanilla seeds, the scraped pod, the extract and the salt in a small saucepan over medium heat.
  2. Whisk steadily until the sugar has fully dissolved and the surface is just bubbling, then drop the heat to low for 1–2 minutes so the vanilla has a moment to bloom.
  3. Take the pan off the heat and let it cool, uncovered, until it is completely at room temperature — around 45–60 minutes. No shortcuts here: a warm syrup is a wasted batch.
  4. Fish out the pod (wipe it dry and tuck it into your sugar jar if you like). Pour the cool syrup into a measuring jug and bring it to exactly 240 ml with cool water, or set any surplus aside as plain undosed syrup.
  5. Measure the 50 mg of tincture into the syrup and stir for a full minute, right to the edges of the jug, so every tablespoon carries the same dose. Bottle it and shake before each pour.
  6. To serve, jigger exactly 1 tablespoon into a tall glass of ice, pour over undosed cold brew and a splash of milk or cream, and stir. One tablespoon, one glass, one 5 mg serving — the cold brew pitcher is never dosed, so anyone can help themselves to plain coffee. Start low, go slow before pouring a refill.
  7. Label the bottle: Jar of Vanilla for Your Cold Brew · 50 mg THC total · 5 mg per tablespoon · 10 tablespoons · made [date] · 21+ only.