You sir are broken.
Carry on.
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So many people's bodies and wallets would benefit from 6 weeks of only drinking water.
The cravings will go away, drinks you used to love will suddenly be too sweet. You will simply feel better and wonder why you were so obsessed to begin with. Then you'll buy 18 different kinds of tea to drink just 2 regularly. No idea why the last step happens, but it does.
NileRed who makes entertaining chemistry videos of making random things, has a video on making a caffeine free Red Bull:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/oY8tz1paj6o
Its pretty much a guide on making it yourself if you're daring and have the resources. And don't forget to follow that up with his video on how he turned latex gloves into hot sauce .
if you want more sourness maybe try adding some powdered citric acid or malic acid, whatever you can find at a grocery store. It'll be in the spice aisle.
ty i will try
In my grocery store it's called Sour Salt (there's no salt in it) and it's in the Jewish section near the jars of borscht.
But another way would be to squeeze a slice of lemon into it.
Celsius has a line for caffeine free options
Watch out for the random cans with alcohol though 😉
Lmao you okay good buddy?
Maybe try drinking a battery?
What are you eating for dinner that the taste of energy drink goes well with it?
Doritos. And a gas station hotdog.
That hotdog's looking pretty rough by dinner time
Dry aged hotdogs ❤️
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I've seen concentrate with energy drink flavour. I tried it. Tastes like generic energy drink.
Just mix it with water.
I did a quick search online for caffeine-free energy drinks and saw a brand called Sparking Ice mentioned a few times as having variants without caffeine, as well as Monster Unleaded.
Be careful chasing the acidity of energy drinks. Full throttle is around 2 pH, not so good for your teeth or stomach health.
Have you tried Guaraná?
I find it tastes a bit like a mix of red bull and mountain dew. It's a soda, but very close to energy drink taste
It has caffeine though, and a mix of other compounds that have a similar effect as an energy drink, so it would not help with sleeping.
20ml of white vinegar in 500ml of clear grape juice?
Maybe just stir some pixie sticks into a half cup of water
They used to make an unleaded monster.
But the flavour profile of most cans is salt water taffies if that helps.
Dump a couple of random Kool-aid packs into a pitcher with a few cups of sugar. Then mix it up with the liquid from one car battery.
Seltzer with 5 grams of sugar.
Has gen z jumped the shark?
Green apple soda
Grapefruit soda (IE Squirt)
Fruit juices (Pineapple is great)
If you mean the very basic "original" flavor that comes from gurana berry I don't think you'll find a non-caffeinated alternative, since the berry itself has caffeine.
That'd really be great. I'd love making red bull cocktails without caffeine in them
:shudder:
I am not sure which energy drink you are after, but Guaraná soda tastest similar to some.
What about just taking a regular energy drink with some sleeping tablets?
Heart: What could go wrong?
I bet you if it exists, the Scottish soft drink company Barr probably makes it
It's been absolutely years since I had either, but I reckon Tizer is probably not too far off that red bull taste. I might be completely misremembering though
Motor oil
Add citric acid powder to make it sour. It is in the ingredients of energy drinks as an acidity regulator but also controls sourness. Be aware it is strong, so only add a little at a time, and make sure it is fully mixed before fizzing it.
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