Let's make our own energy drink.
It's not carbonated, you can
make about 16 cups in
less than 5 minutes, and it's
a heck of a lot cheaper than
buying pre-made energy drinks like Red Bull.
To do this, you'll need caffeine
powder, L-Theanine, and
some kind of sweetener like Stevia
or sugar. I use Stevia.
And also you're going to need some kind of flavoring.
I'm just using Great Value brand
lime powder mix from Walmart and also food coloring.
Now if you buy bulk powders,
this equates to less than
$0.25 for a whole gallon.
I'll put the links to where you can buy these bulk powders in the video description.
First, we'll heat up some
water in the microwave for about a minute and a half.
We want to really get
the water hot so that the powder's dissolve.
Then while that's heating up, let's
go ahead and measure up the caffeine and theanine.
I like to use about 450 milligrams
of caffeine, that equates to about 30 milligrams per cup.
I forget to turn it on here.
You can adjust it accordingly.
Let's see.
And as for the ratio
between caffeine and theanine,
I like to use a one to one ratio.
Some people like to use a
two to one between theanine
and caffeine, but I find
that that makes me
a little tired, whereas theanine is
just supposed to, I'll
make this about 900 total,
whereas theanine is just
supposed to take the
nervous edge off caffeine.
All right, close enough.
Okay.
We're going to measure out for a sweetener using Stevia.
I like to use about an 800
grams per gallon. You can adjust that as well.
You can always add
more later, maybe start with 600 and then
increase it from there, it really depends upon your preference.
I like mine a little sweeter.
All right.
Okay.
Water's done heating up.
We're going to add our flavoring
and our food coloring.
Just stir until everything is completely dissolved.
Then add it to the pitcher.
And now you have a gallon energy drink for less than 25 cents.
