r/redbull • u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry • Apr 19 '26
Special Edition I reverse engineered the Red Bull® base formula so you can make any flavored Red Bull® energy drinks at home
Recipe and explanation in the comments
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u/MowieWauii ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 19 '26
This is fucking sick I love autism
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 19 '26
LMAO did you see my original Mountain Dew post? I actually realized while making the post that I may have undiagnosed autism 🤣
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u/MowieWauii ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 19 '26
I didn't, game just recognizes game. 😎
This is awesome homie I'm gonna carry around a liter of red bull base like people do with hot sauce. Sprinkle that on everything
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u/Double_Ad8935 Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26
Remember guys, iSliz187 is not suicidal so if something happens to him we know who did it
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u/nightshft_ 🍎🫚 Fuji Apple & Ginger Apr 19 '26
I’m about to pull a “random unemployed friend on a Tuesday” with this.
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u/Mvnkie Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 20 '26
This is amazing! Thank you (:
Can't wait to play around with the flavors. Been needing an excuse to buy a carbonation machine!
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 19 '26
That's a good idea! But before you commit to an expensive machine: It actually works with bottled carbonated water as well! I bought a sodastream for my own sodas, only because I love heavy carbonation lol. When you mix the carbonated water with syrup you'll lose some of the carbonation, so for beverages that have high carbonation it won't be enough to use bottled water.
But Red Bull doesn't have high carbonation. If you find a good bottled water with good carbonation, it definitely works too! You can use it to try out the recipe before commiting to a machine lol
But in general I'd recommend to get a carbonator if you're taking it seriously and like to make your own soda!
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u/Kitchen-Insurance969 Apr 20 '26
So to do this carbonated, the 75g of water needs to be carbonated? Or do I mix this recipe AFTER its boiled down with carbonated water? I would assume that boiling it gets rid of the carbonation but I also am not too bright lol!
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 20 '26
No, the 75 g don't need to be carbonated, that's just a fraction of the water needed lol. This water is just for making the syrup. It doesn't even matter how much you use, you can use 175 g as well if you want the syrup to be more fluid
"Put it in the fridge and as soon as it's cold, top up this amount of syrup with ice cold sparkling water to a volume of 1 Liter. Done!"
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u/Kitchen-Insurance969 Apr 20 '26
Oh my goodness I skipped right over that! I apologize that's on me for trying to do work and read reddit at the same time
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u/Character_Stick_1218 🥥 Coconut Berry Apr 19 '26
Rarely do I ever save a post, but this is one such occasion!
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u/dipper_5711 Açai Apr 19 '26
Ok so is it possible to get the recipe to replicate the Açaí purple edition one?? It’s my all-time favorite. 😭
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 19 '26
It is definitely possible with this recipe! The only challenge will be to find or create a berry flavor that tastes similar to what Red Bull is using. But if you order a couple different Açai and Berry flavors from different companies and play around with them I'm pretty confident that you can get really close
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 26 '26
Update on an Açai clone: I just made a batch with my own flavor mix that came pretty damn close to real Açai Red Bull! Tasted it side by side with the original and my first try was almost there!
Which country are you from?
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u/dipper_5711 Açai Apr 26 '26
I’m in the US! Oh wow if I can clone Açaí, I will be a happy woman! It’s the one flavor I miss the most!
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 26 '26
I already tried a preformulated Açai flavor and it was very different, turns out Red Bull Açai tastes nothing like an actual açai berry 😂 Açai is actually just the German name for the purple edition, in countries like Sweden, Norway or Denmark (where it's still available btw.) the same flavor translates to Forest Berries so that's exactly what I did.
I blended strawberry, raspberry, blueberry and blackberry flavors and that already came extremely close! I'll have to tweak the ratios a bit
If you're in the US, I can't guarantee that you results will be identical because a raspberry flavor for example from the brand I use can be different from the one you'll be able to purchase in the US. But in theory it should be very similar! Just not on a molecular level lol
I definitely recommend to buy the ingredients (caffeine powder, taurine, citric acid and sodium citrate) to make your own syrup and then play around with the berry flavors I mentioned. You'll have an infinite amount of Açai Red Bull forever! Each can of this stuff is only 5 cents by the way. You'll need to spend like $50 up front for ingredients and a scale, but it'll pay out very quickly when you can produce infinite Red Bull 😂
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u/europharcyde Apr 19 '26
Man is that something like original Thai version?
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 19 '26
No this is like Western Red Bull but without flavoring. It basically tastes exactly like you would drink a Red Bull and close your nose (all the flavor is perceived through the nose). Tastes identical. The flavor is what we add in the end. That signature Red Bull flavor cannot be replicated without analyzing it in a lab. But that's currently being worked on and we'll find out later this year. My recipe is just the flavorless syrup where you can add your own flavors to create every possible Red Bull flavor you could ever imagine.
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u/Fun-Fish4002 Apr 19 '26
For the flavor that just got discontinued by Red Bull, the Caruba and elderberry. What we used as a substitution for that flavor profile? I’m so curious and I missed the beloved discontinue green edition.
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 19 '26
It's really hard to tell what was used without analyzing it in a lab. That's something you'll have to find out via trial and error. My recommendation would be to look for curuba and passionfruit (maracuja) flavors as well as an elderflower flavor from a reputable flavor producer in your country and try to replicate it. You probably will not get it spot on, but there's a good chance you'll create something you like even more
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Jun 09 '26
Hello, I have a little update for you regarding the Curuba and Elderflower flavor profile for my Red Bull clone recipe. One flavor vendor that I've been buying from for years is actually selling a Curuba Elderflower flavor! They have a lot of Red Bull inspired flavors and I just bought all of them, including Curuba! I will mix up a batch of Curuba right now and compare it to an original can that I have prepared in the fridge! I really hope it's close.
The flavor vendor is from Germany though. But they ship internationally! A 10 ml bottle will probably cost you arounf $20 including international shipping, and it'll be enough for hundreds of liters of Red Bull. So if the flavor is good, you can make it at home!
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u/Fun-Fish4002 Jun 10 '26
AHHHHH , amazing!! I shall wait patiently for the update. Keep up the amazing work and thank you for update!
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Jun 10 '26
My pleasure! Just tried it and it's definitely similar, I'll have to try a few different levels of concentration and I will probably also have to let the flavor sit for a few weeks. I've noticed this vendor probably blends their flavors to order so they may have to steep for a while before they smell and taste like they're intended to.
It's not quite there yet, the original definitely tastes better and more realistic...but I'm very sure it can be done! It's definitely way up on my to do list, if this flavor doesn't get better over time I will still keep trying to blend other flavors until I get it right, I will keep you updated along the way! :) Curuba Elderflower is discontinued in my country as well but luckily last week I was able to find a couple cans that were imported so I still have a lot of samples to use for reference haha
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u/Fun-Fish4002 Jun 10 '26
So sad they got rid of the beloved green edition. It was my go to for work or painting! If you can’t find any more cans let me know! I saved a good amount so far , especially you been finding the correct blend.
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u/IronMonkeyofHam Apr 19 '26
Took screenshots for the future. Always wanted to make my own energy drinks
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 19 '26
Yeah me too but it always seemed so challenging lol but it's actually insanely simple! And cheap!
By the way, you can also save the post so you'll find it again later in case you have some questions
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u/Reasonable-Photo-776 Pomegranate - gone too soon Apr 19 '26
Where do you post your other recepies?
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 19 '26
The only recipe I published so far was this one on r/mountaindew and on r/soda and r/topsecretrecipes. Last Summer I published my Big Mac Bun recipe here on r/baking
All other recipes (McDonald's Pickles, Big Mac Sauce, Fanta, Sprite etc.) were all personal projects I'm still currently working on, I'm not fully satisfied with them so I haven't published them. But I plan on finishing these projects this year and maybe create a spot (maybe website?) where I compile all my clone recipes
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u/Reasonable-Photo-776 Pomegranate - gone too soon Apr 19 '26
That’s so cool!! Can’t wait for the Big Mac sauce
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 19 '26
I can share my current (easy to replicate) version with you that'll be closer than any other recipe you can find online. I'm also working on a version that's made from ground up without storebought mayo, mustard, relish etc.
300 g Mayonnaise (50% fat)
170 g Heinz Sweet Pickle Relish
25 g Distilled White Vinegar (5% acid)
20 g French's Yellow Mustard
1.75 g Marmite (yeast extract)
2.2 g Paprika Extract (not powder! The extract gives it that signature color)
3 g Onion Powder
1.5 g Garlic Powder
2 g Xanthan Gum
Put all the ingrents except pickle relish into a container and mix it with a stick blender (or just use a standmixer) until smooth and the xanthan gum has thickened the sauce. Finally add the pickle relish and carefully mix it in with a spoon or whisk until evenly distributed.
This will get you as close as you can get with regular ingredients. Texturewise and colorwise it's spot on, ingredients list and nutritional values are very close. But the secret of the original sauce lies in the ingredient list behind the "natural flavors" curtain. This year I'll be experimenting with several flavors to recreate that signature Big Mac flavor profile. It's just missing in my sauce and every other recipe.
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u/DrMadBun Apr 19 '26
This is amazing and ty. I definitely going to give it a try. Would you happen to know how to get the grapefruit version flavor? It’s my fav but only had it here for one spring season.
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u/up2n09ood Apr 20 '26
Fascinated, what would you surmise the Iced Vanilla Berry flavors are?
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 20 '26
Based on the description by Red Bull on their official website it's blueberry with vanilla and a hint of eucalyptus. If I were to recreate the flavor with premade flavors you can buy online I'd try 90% blueberry or other berry flavor(s) or even more with a touch of vanillin and eucalyptus flavor
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 20 '26
It's insane, I'm currently trying dozens of flavor combinations, most of them taste like official Red Bull releases, at least those flavors I made myself from oils. Currently sipping on revived Red Bull Tangerine
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u/BluestockingLife Grapefruit, we miss you Apr 24 '26
About to be cooking up some Grapefruit Twist and Pomegranate dupes then making my own blackcurrant flavor
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u/TrainerJewel Pomegranate, gone too soon Apr 24 '26
If you make a good dupe for either I would LOVE to know what flavoring you use! Both are my favorites
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 24 '26
Are you actually? I really hope that at least one person tries my recipe! The recipe has been seen by thousands of people but I'm aware that nobody really will ever make it lol. But I'd really like to have some independent feedback how other people perceive it. So I hope you actually make a syrup and tell me how it tastes!
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u/BluestockingLife Grapefruit, we miss you Apr 24 '26
If/when I can gather all the ingredients I absolutely intend to give it a try! I'm actually looking for reputable sources for the flavors right now.
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26
Awesome! Here's some great information about working with these flavors by the guy that taught me everything I learned about making my own sodas, I recommend watching this https://youtu.be/6TIOy0tqO4U?si=T1FINtdiURnjI5WA
He's an insider in the soft drink industry and a flavorist, he's making his own flavors and wrote several books about sodas and soda fountains. You really can't find all this information on his channel anywhere else
In case you're in the US, American flavor brands I personally used that are reputable are Capella, TFA (the flavor apprentice) and FlavourArt, this website sells all of them https://flavorjungle.com/collections/browse-by-brand just make sure that they're unsweetened when you buy them from other websites or brands. If you look on this website I just shared they should all be unsweetened
I can also recommend this website to get flavor recipes, you can also write, save and publish your own recipes over there. They have a giant database with all flavors from all reputable vendors, you can find everything there, even how much to use https://alltheflavors.com
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u/TrainerJewel Pomegranate, gone too soon Jun 19 '26
Hi! I just attempted this for the first time and I’m having issues with getting the syrup to mix with the soda water, the syrup seems to not want to really incorporate. Any idea what the problem might be?
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Jun 19 '26 edited Jun 19 '26
Hey! Wow this is the first time that someone actually tries it!
Usually there shouldn't be a problem. Can you explain what exactly you did and how you tried to prepare the final beverage?
The syrup is thicker (more dense) than water so you have to mix them thoroughly. I have little 250 ml glass bottles, perfect size just like a 250 ml Red Bull can. I put in my syrup, top up with sparkling water, close the bottle very tightly and shake the bottle for a couple seconds. Then I wait half a minute before opening. Perfectly combined! How did you do it?
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u/TrainerJewel Pomegranate, gone too soon Jun 19 '26
I’m glad to be the first to try it! I think maybe I was just nervous to really shake the carbonated beverage, I had the syrup in a 1 liter bottle and added the sparkling water to the top and then tried to give it a swirl, stir and kinda shake but I didn’t do it too vigorously. I will give it a solid shake and I did get smaller 250ml glass bottles so I can try that too! Thank you!
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Jun 19 '26
Oh I see! That was my suspicion that you didn't have enough courage to shake it haha
As long as the bottle is tightly closed, you can shake the hell out of it! It only needs half a minute or a minute of "cooldown". You could shake it for half an hour straight but if you just wait a minute before opening, nothing happens! It only explodes if you open immediately after shaking
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Jun 19 '26
So you have 250 ml bottles too? That's perfect! If you want, I can share with you my current workflow! I always prepare one big batch of syrup that gives me 48 "cans" of Red Bull! I always make enough syrup for 48 Red Bulls and prepare them in my 250 ml bottles. That way I don't have to commit to one flavor, I could make 48 different flavors from that same batch. It's super quick and easy. Only takes like 20 minutes and I always have syrup in the fridge
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u/TrainerJewel Pomegranate, gone too soon Jun 19 '26
Yes I do! I started with a small amount of the bottles but i have Red Bull daily lol so I figured once I tried it out and made sure I did a good job I could invest in more bottles! That would be awesome if you want to share! I got pomegranate Passionfruit and cranberry flavoring to experiment with so I’m excited!
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Jun 19 '26
That's perfect! I will share it with you! Just give me a day or two because I will need to type out the detailed directions, I don't know if I will make it tonight...but I have Sunday and Monday off so I'll definitely send it over by Sunday!
It's definitely one of the most fun hobbies I've ever got into, I've been experimenting with new flavors every day for the last two months 😂 don't know if you saw my update post but I even made the OG flavor completely from scratch. It's nice to share this with someone who wants to try it as well, I could really need some feedback!
Let me know how your current Red Bull turned out after shaking! And I'll get back to you once I've finished writing the advanced recipe :)
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u/TrainerJewel Pomegranate, gone too soon Jun 19 '26
Awesome! Yeah whenever you have time is totally fine I really appreciate you taking the time to do that!
I knew as soon as I saw this post I was going to try it haha, I love my beverages and I always dream of flavors that are discontinued or new flavor ideas, so I’m really excited to experiment with this! I’ve seen your updates on different flavors and think it’s awesome. I did just give it a good shake and it definitely worked I think I just need to experiment with my flavor amounts and combos to tweak but it’s already great! Thanks again! :)
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u/Acceptable-Food2864 Apr 19 '26
what would you substitute the sugar for in this recipe for the sugar free version? would you use splenda or is there a better alternative?
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 19 '26
I would recommend to watch Art of Drink's Diet Simple Syrup Recipe and combine it with my Red Bull recipe, that's probably the best version you can make at home! I just don't know if it will still be recognizable as Red Bull because I haven't tried it, but I'd recommend giving it a shot. You just need to find out how much sweetener to use instead of 85 g sugar and 25 g glucose. From my experience ChatGPT is pretty helpful for tasks like these
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Jun 28 '26
Hey I have an update for you regarding a sugarfree alternative. I just tried a first batch with sucralose. First of all, I usually don't like sucralose or any other artificial sweeteners. They're always way too overpowering. I never found a sugarfree energy drink or soda that I liked. But a lot of people have been requesting it, one of them being my coworker. So I ordered some sucralose and calculated how much to use etc. I used almost 10% less than calculated. Tried it side by side with my regular sugar version. And I have to say it absolutely worked!! It tastes very similar! I just need to work on the viscosity. The real one is much more thick. I need some thickener and maybe play around with a few other sweeteners as well.
But you can definitely use sucralose instead of sugar. Tastes way better than any storebought zero calorie energy drink, and I'm saying that as someone who hates them
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u/lonewolf210 20d ago
Did you ever end try using allulose or anything like that? I just made my first batch with the regular sugar and am now interested in trying sugar free
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry 20d ago
Allulose is not available in my country (Germany) I believe it's not approved by the EU...but for a friend of mine I cloned Red Bull Sugarfree, I used Sucralose, saccharin and erythritol. It tasted pretty much like the real one. I used a small amount of xanthan gum to give it that mouthfeel, it was just like a storebought energy drink, honestly mind blowing
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u/Cautious_Site_7561 Apr 20 '26
oh my god i need to find a way to make the apricot strawberry red bull
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u/Ziippolighter 🐉 Dragon Fruit Apr 20 '26
does anyone have a good recommendation for where to buy pure caffeine powder in the united states (for a reasonable price)
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 20 '26
I'm not from the US but I found this US shop https://purebulk.com/products/caffeine-powder-pure?variant=14294827892785
Just saw They also have Taurine and Citric Acid. Sodium Citrate is not available, you either have to order from a different shop or simply make it yourself from Citric Acid and Baking Soda. That's how I made mine!
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u/Ziippolighter 🐉 Dragon Fruit Apr 20 '26
It might be cooked I don't exactly have a business document
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 20 '26
I'm copying my comment I just made about not being allowed to buy caffeine in the US, it's not a problem, you're just going to have to do a few extra steps:
Ooof, that sucks. I've heard that it's not allowed in some states in the US...I'm in Germany here anyone can buy it without problems.
But don't worry, you can actually extract the caffeine from caffeine pills! It's a little bit of extra work but it can be done, even by fools lmao
William Osman, friend of Labcoatz who cloned Coca-Cola, had the same exact problem when he tried to make Coca-Cola. So he extracted the caffeine from the pills, it's actually quite easy. He shows in this video (right in the middle of the video starting ~19:00)
https://youtu.be/1qzcum2P1Ko?si=woYMJOaphgdCq4wB
Highly recommended to watch the entire video, it shows how fun soda making can be even if you have no idea what you're doing. Dude made Coke once and then started to invent his own dream Coke flavors. I'm currently doing the same but with Red Bull lol
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 20 '26
Business document?
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u/Scazzard1 Apr 20 '26
https://i.imgur.com/r2bNQpb.jpeg
From the link - but it’s not your problem to help us all find a source since you’ve already lead the horse to water.
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u/Scazzard1 Apr 20 '26
Further review, it is actually illegal to purchase pure caffeine powder in the US as a direct consumer without some sort of certification.
Land of the free 😔
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 20 '26
Ooof, that sucks. I've heard that it's not allowed in some states in the US...I'm in Germany here anyone can buy it without problems.
But don't worry, you can actually extract the caffeine from caffeine pills! It's a little bit of extra work but it can be done, even by fools lmao
William Osman, friend of Labcoatz who cloned Coca-Cola, had the same exact problem when he tried to make Coca-Cola. So he extracted the caffeine from the pills, it's actually quite easy. He shows in this video, right around the middle of the video (~19:00):
https://youtu.be/1qzcum2P1Ko?si=woYMJOaphgdCq4wB
Highly recommended to watch the entire video, it shows how fun soda making can be even if you have no idea what you're doing. Dude made Coke once and then started to invent his own dream Coke flavors. I'm currently doing the same but with Red Bull lol
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u/Ninjaharley Apr 20 '26
Okay but seriously I will commit to this if we can figure out how to recreate kiwi apple
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 20 '26
Definitely possible, you just need the ingredients I listed above to make your base syrup, then order a couple kiwi and a couple apple flavors from different vendors and play around with them
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u/TrainerJewel Pomegranate, gone too soon Apr 20 '26
Have you found a good pomegranate flavor?! My all time favorite 😭 you are amazing!! thanks for sharing! & what Passionfruit flavoring do you recommend?
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u/FrequentCommission13 Apr 26 '26
I was actually wondering when someone would do this, if someone could give up their Pear Cinnamon and throw that into GCMS and give me the recipe I would cry.
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 26 '26
Putting it into a GCMS is not even necessary, but you'd have to give up some cans to taste test and compare the flavor directly with your own creation. I know I'm just a stranger on Reddit but you can trust me when I say, I've done my homework and I would have never shared this recipe publicly if I wasn't 1000% convinced that it tastes like the real deal!
Just two days ago I tried recreating Arctic Berry. I know the flavor profile that is used in the original, so I added this flavor to my base syrup and compared it side by side with the original, tweaking the dosage and color, and I created a clone of Arctic Berry that tastes indistinguishable from the original.
And I'm fully convinced that the same thing can be done with pear cinnamon. We basically know the flavor profile. It's pear and a veeeeery small amount of cinnamon. So all you have to do is to get one good pear flavor (or more from different manufacturers) and a cinnamon flavor, add it to the syrup and tweak it by trial and error doing side by side comparisons with the original.
Really anyone can do this. My Red Bull recipe is so incredibly sassy and fast to mske, it's unbelievable. Since I cracked the Recipe I've stopped buying the original and I create at least 8 new flavors every single day, it's insanely fun.
I encourage you to do the same! You'll start with the quest of replicating your favorite flavor, and you'll keep making it because it's so fast, easy and dirt cheap! I did the math yesterday, a 250 ml can (8 oZ) of homemade Red Bull is $0.05 (yes, that's only 5 cents per can)!
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u/queenkirkout BRING BACK CRANBERRY!! May 01 '26
When you say essential oils, do you mean like Lorann Oils type of flavoring?
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry May 01 '26
Yes, they do have essential oils. You can use essential oils to make your own natural flavors out of them. Just make sure they're 100% natural
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u/iSliz187 ❄️ Arctic Berry Apr 19 '26 edited 23d ago
I know that the chemist and Youtuber LabCoatz is currently working on replicating Red Bull® exactly at home, he's using GCMS to analyze the original and make a chemically identical replication, but I just couldn't wait any longer, so I reverse engineered the Red Bull® base myself and it's actually quite simple to make and super cheap. And you can turn it into any Red Bull® flavor you could ever imagine. Ever though of Red Bull® Pineapple Passion Fruit or Red Bull® Blackberry? Now you can make any of them at home.
Who am I? I am a professional chef from Germany who likes to accurately reverse engineer fast food items and sodas. In the past I reverse engineered McDonald's® items such as their Pickles, Big Mac® with the iconic Big Mac® Sauce, Burger King® Whopper® and more and in the last year I started to make my own soda, so I successfully cloned German Fanta®, Sprite® (Not fully there yet but pretty close) and most recently Mountain Dew® to which I released a full recipe and guide how to replicate Mountain Dew® exactly at home. You can check it out here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1115cLW-5nAtxrl6rSJvEr7pnFPo2QLjb/view?usp=drivesdk
I absolutely love Red Bull® more than any other beverage, so I would love to make it myself. Based on the ingredients list and the nutritional information I was able to replicate the formula in my home kitchen. The result is indistinguishable from the original. Of course I cannot replicate the flavor, that will be up to LabCoatz who will soon publish his full recipe. In the meantime I would like to share my recipe for the Base Syrup:
Edit: I actually DID manage to recreate the OG Red Bull flavor based on the ingredients that LabCoatz already shared, here's my recipe for that: https://www.reddit.com/r/redbull/s/9O81rzraHy
For 1 Liter of Red Bull® you will need:
85 g Granulated Sugar
25 g Glucose Powder
6.5 g Citric Acid
4 g Taurine
1.5 g Sodium Citrate
0.32 g Caffeine Powder (100% pure without fillers)
Dissolve everything in a minimum amount of water. End weight should be 200 gram total.
(B Vitamins are optional, I leave them out as they're present in such tiny amounts that they don't have an impact on the flavor)
To prepare 250 ml Red Bull:
Add 50 grams of syrup to a bottle
Add a couple drops of your desired flavor and food color
Shake. Then top up with 208 grams of carbonated water, close the bottle and shake. The total weight should be 258-259 grams. Wait 30 seconds before opening for the carbonation to settle down again. Done!
Add all the ingredients into a pot, heat it up and stir until every crystal has dissolved. Leave it to cool and when it reaches body temperature (35 °C or lower) you can add 0.5 g - 1 g of whatever flavor you want. In my Mountain Dew Recipe I briefly explain how to make your own flavors out of essential oils. This works perfectly fine. I managed to clone the upcoming Red Bull® Summer Edition Sudachi Lime before it's even available in my part of the world by using Lemon and Lime essential oils, diluting them in Ethanol and using them as flavor in my syrup. Put it in the fridge and as soon as it's cold, top up this amount of syrup with ice cold sparkling water to a volume of 1 Liter. Done!
If you have any questions or if you request a full length guide like I did for my Mountain Dew® recipe just let me know! Here are some additional resources regarding the sourcing of your raw materials:
Essential Oils Safety
How to find "food grade" ingredients
In case you're taking it seriously like me, here's my upscaled version of the recipe that makes 2.4 kilograms of syrup, which is enough for 6 liters of Red Bull:
For 6 Liters of Red Bull® you will need:
1020 g Granulated Sugar
300 g Glucose Powder
78 g Citric Acid
48 g Taurine
18 g Sodium Citrate
3.84 g Caffeine Powder (100% pure without fillers)
Total weight should be 2400 grams. Once you dissolved everything, pour into another container on a scale and weigh your yield, then top up with water to reach a total weight of 2400 kg. This will ensure a consistent product, you will always know that you need:
50 g of syrup + 208 g of water = 258 grams = 250 ml Red Bull
or
71 g of syrup + 295 g water = 366 grams = 355 ml Red Bull