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Would boiling leech away the sugars and flavors I'd want to be adding to my brew? As for Bourbon, would a high alcohol content, low quality one be satisfactory, or does quality matter. Also, with the bourbon soak.... how long is recommended?

I know i have a small infection in my secondary right now that I can for the most part nip in the bud. My concern is "how" it got infected. This batch is a Honey Vanilla Porter, where I added 2 sliced vanilla beans during the transfer, almost certainly causing the addition of contaminants...