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So I love the taste of energy drinks, but I hate the caffeine since it doesn't let me sleep when i drink it with dinner is there a drink that can accomplish my goal or is the taste in the caffeine?
EDIT: I figured it out so i you add water saffron rock candy and sugar add some sparkling water with lemon flavor then mix I haven't figured out how to make it as sour tho, but it's close in my opinion if you get the amounts right, but energy drinks have that artificial flavor so I can never make it truly the same

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[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 4 hours ago
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

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.

Lmao you okay good buddy?

[–] ChexMax@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

Maybe try aspartame instead of sugar?

[–] normalexit@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Caffeine is bitter. That's why they mask it with sweet flavors in soda. Just drink it during the day as a treat occasionally and have water (or something else) with dinner?

[–] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 5 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Seltzer with t grams of sugar.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

caffeine free coke seems like the easiest solution.

However, what I'd recommend is taking a handful of ice cubes, placing them in a glass of plain water, and then drinking that instead.

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 104 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You sir are broken.

Carry on.

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 7 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

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.

[–] null@lemmy.nullspace.lol 13 points 20 hours ago

Maybe try drinking a battery?

[–] Greg@lemmy.ca 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

What about just taking a regular energy drink with some sleeping tablets?

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 17 points 12 hours ago

Heart: What could go wrong?

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 12 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

What are you eating for dinner that the taste of energy drink goes well with it?

[–] echindod@programming.dev 15 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Doritos. And a gas station hotdog.

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

That hotdog's looking pretty rough by dinner time

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 6 hours ago

I want the dog that's been on the rollers since 1962.

[–] echindod@programming.dev 1 points 6 hours ago

The energy drink really brings out all of those flavor notes!

[–] mudstickmcgee@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 hours ago

Dry aged hotdogs ❤️

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 8 points 20 hours ago

Be careful chasing the acidity of energy drinks. Full throttle is around 2 pH, not so good for your teeth or stomach health.

[–] n4ch1sm0@piefed.social 38 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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 .

[–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 6 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

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

[–] passenger@sopuli.xyz 4 points 12 hours ago

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.

[–] Geodad@lemmy.world 0 points 10 hours ago

Decaf coffee?

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe grind some Smarties onto a 7UP?

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 10 points 22 hours ago

I've seen concentrate with energy drink flavour. I tried it. Tastes like generic energy drink.

Just mix it with water.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[–] artiman@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 6 points 23 hours ago

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.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Celsius has a line for caffeine free options

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

Watch out for the random cans with alcohol though 😉

[–] Perspectivist@feddit.uk 4 points 21 hours ago

I find that Pommac has remotely similar taste without actually being an energy drink.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 5 points 22 hours ago

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.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 5 points 22 hours ago

Has gen z jumped the shark?

[–] slakje@piefed.social 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

Maybe just stir some pixie sticks into a half cup of water

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

20ml of white vinegar in 500ml of clear grape juice?

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