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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mendo" data-source="post: 29266">I am making a special kind of coffee and it the recipe asks for Vanilla bean and Dark roast coffee; It's like a mexican coffee type of thing.So! can I substitute the vanilla bean with real vanilla extract (or vanilla flavor), even though I am supposed to put the vanilla bean in with the grounds while they are brewing?And can I sub medium roast coffee for the dark roast, and just use more grounds, or would that just completely fu*k it up?If these seem like realy basic questions it's because I don't cook much but I really want to in the future,So can any body help me out?It doesn't call for just coffee and vanilla bean thats just two of the ingredients.( imention this because someone already assumed this)</blockquote>