What exactly is in Red Bull?
Summary
TLDRIn this video, the creator embarks on a quirky journey to replicate Red Bull at home, blending elements of alchemy and science. The process starts with making an 'oo sacrum' from citrus peels and sugar to extract citrus oil. It continues with the addition of ginger, licorice root, and other herbs, followed by caffeine and taurine for energy. The concoction is completed by boiling a tea mixture and adding lemon juice for tanginess. The final product, while not identical, offers a close flavor experience to Red Bull, with a hint of apple juice. The video concludes with a taste test and an invitation to customize the energy drink.
Takeaways
- 🍊 The recipe for homemade Red Bull begins with citrus, specifically using the peels of four oranges and two lemons.
- 🔪 Peeling the citrus fruits can be time-consuming; a peeler is recommended, but a knife can also be used.
- 🍬 A cup of sugar is added to the citrus peels to create an osmotic process known as an 'oo sacrum', which extracts the citrus oil for flavor.
- 🌿 The recipe includes additional ingredients like ginger and licorice root, which contribute to the unique taste of Red Bull.
- ⚗️ Caffeine and taurine are added to the mixture, which are key components found in Red Bull for energy and taste.
- 🍵 A tea is made by boiling water with the ginger, licorice root, and citrus peels, then straining to collect the syrup.
- 🍋 Fresh lemon juice is added for its citric acid, which contributes to the sour taste of Red Bull.
- 💊 The final product is mixed with carbonated water, and B vitamins are added, similar to the ingredients in commercial Red Bull.
- 🧪 The homemade Red Bull is compared to the original, noting differences in appearance and taste, with a suggestion to adjust to personal preference.
- 🍓 The video encourages customization of the energy drink recipe, suggesting additions like strawberries for a personalized flavor.
Q & A
What is the first step in making homemade Red Bull according to the script?
-The first step is to peel four oranges and two lemons, specifically using the peels for the recipe.
What is an 'oo sacrum' and how is it made?
-An 'oo sacrum' is a mixture created by coating citrus peels in sugar, allowing the citrus oil to leak out and collect into the sugar, which is then left to sit overnight.
Why does the script mention the risk of mold when making the 'oo sacrum'?
-The script mentions the risk of mold because if the 'oo sacrum' is left for too long, it can become a breeding ground for mold and other unwanted substances.
What are some of the 'weird herbs' mentioned in the Red Bull recipe?
-The 'weird herbs' mentioned include ginger and licorice root, which are used to add flavor to the homemade Red Bull.
What role does caffeine play in the Red Bull recipe?
-Caffeine is added to the recipe to provide the energy-boosting effect found in Red Bull, with the equivalent of about 400 mg of caffeine being used for four cans' worth.
What is taurine and why is it included in the homemade Red Bull?
-Taurine is an amino acid included in the recipe as it is a primary component of bile and is thought to contribute to Red Bull's unique taste, despite no clinically proven effects.
How is the tea part of the Red Bull made in the script?
-The tea is made by heating up 2 cups of water, adding ginger, licorice root, and ginsing, letting it boil, then adding the citrus peels and boiling for an additional 4 minutes.
What is the purpose of adding lemon juice to the syrup in the recipe?
-Lemon juice is added to the syrup to provide a sour taste and citric acid, which is characteristic of the sourness found in Red Bull.
Why are B vitamins added to the homemade Red Bull?
-B vitamins are added to mimic the composition of Red Bull, although their specific effects at the levels used are not clearly understood.
How does the homemade Red Bull taste compared to the original, according to the script?
-The homemade Red Bull tastes quite close to the original but with a slightly different flavor, described as more of an apple juice flavor and somewhat similar to an emergency tablet.
Outlines
🧙♂️ Homemade Red Bull Recipe Experiment
The speaker embarks on a unique experiment to create a homemade version of Red Bull, an energy drink. The process begins with peeling citrus fruits, specifically four oranges and two lemons, to extract the essential oils for flavor. They then create an 'oo sacrum' by coating the peels in sugar, allowing the citrus oils to infuse into the sugar overnight. Along with the citrus base, the recipe incorporates unconventional ingredients like ginger and licorice root, which add to the drink's complex flavor profile. The speaker also adds caffeine and taurine, key components of Red Bull, to the mix. The final steps involve boiling water with the herbs and citrus peels, straining, and adding lemon juice for acidity. The homemade Red Bull is then completed by cooling the syrup and adding B vitamins, mimicking the original drink's composition.
🍹 Taste Test and Customization of Homemade Energy Drink
After completing the homemade Red Bull recipe, the speaker conducts a taste test comparing their creation to the original Red Bull. They note that while the homemade version is quite good, it has a slightly different flavor, suggesting an apple juice-like taste and a hint of medicinal notes, which might be due to the absence of certain additives like maltodextrin found in the commercial product. The homemade drink is described as being closer to an emergency tablet flavor. The speaker encourages viewers to experiment with their own energy drink recipes, suggesting the addition of different flavors like strawberries. The video concludes with a reminder to look forward to the next video and a sign-off.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Red Bull
💡Citrus Peels
💡Osmosis Sacrum
💡Ginger
💡Licorice Root
💡Caffeine
💡Taurine
💡B Vitamins
💡Energy Drink
💡Taste Test
Highlights
Attempting to create a homemade version of Red Bull, an energy drink.
The recipe involves unexpected and quirky ingredients, giving a sense of alchemy.
Citrus peels are used to extract oil for flavor, a process known as an oosacrum.
Sugar is used to help release citrus oil from the peels' cell walls.
The process of making oosacrum can take time, with the potential for mold if left too long.
Ginger and licorice root are added for their flavors and potential health benefits.
Caffeine is added to mimic Red Bull's energy-boosting properties.
Taurine, a component of bile, is included despite its unclear effects.
A tea mixture of ginseng, licorice root, and ginger is prepared to add to the syrup.
Citrus peels are boiled with the tea to collect remaining syrup for flavor.
Lemon juice is added for its sour taste and citric acid content.
Powdered taurine and caffeine are mixed into the syrup to complete the base.
The syrup is cooled in the fridge before adding B vitamins, which are abundant in Red Bull.
Seltzer water is combined with the syrup to create the final Red Bull-like drink.
The homemade Red Bull is compared to the original, noting differences in taste and appearance.
The homemade version has a unique flavor, suggesting the addition of ingredients like malic acid.
The video concludes with encouragement to customize the energy drink recipe.
Transcripts
okay so today I'm going to try to make
Red Bull now this recipe is actually a
little bit more interesting and
definitely has a few quirks that I did
not expect when I started to make this
however I think it's pretty cool there's
definitely some weird ingredients in
this but when I was making it it made me
feel like part Evil wizard and part
Alchemist so this recipe is definitely
really fun and honestly if you want to
follow at home it's actually not that
hard to make this so let's go ahead and
get started like all good recipes this
recipe starts with Citrus and
specifically we're going to need four
oranges and two lemons and even more
specifically we're going to need the
peels of those now if you've got a
peeler at home your life's going to be a
lot easier and I like to make my life
harder so I'm going to be peeling these
lemons and oranges with a knife what
what should have taken me 3 minutes
ended up taking me about 15 and those
last 13 minutes I'll never be getting
back okay so once I got all of the
orange peels what you need to do next is
basically add one cup of sugar now this
is for sweetness but actually what we're
doing here is making something what's
known as an oo sacrum which definitely
sounds like something in alchemy inside
of peels of citrus are are these tiny
sacks of citrus oil and these basically
give the flavor of the orange now
they're protected by these cell walls
and so what we're actually going to do
is the Sugar's going to kind of
partially break down those cell walls
and the Citrus oil is going to leak out
and collect into the sugar if we coat
all the peels in sugar and we let it go
we'll end up with something like this
which is the oo sacrum all of that syrup
that you see collected down at the
bottom is full of a citrus smell and
taste I let mine go overnight and that's
this is basically how much I collected
but if you let this go for longer you
can even EXT more however you run into
the risk of basically mold and other
stuff getting in there so like all good
things in life you got to you got to
take risks if you want the reward okay
so now that I have the Alo sacrum it's
going to be the primary base of the
flavoring but there's other stuff in Red
Bull that gives it its flavor and most
of that are some weird herbs so starting
with ginger which is not weird I'm going
to add ginsing and I'm going to add some
licorice root now the licorice root I
think might be optional I'm not really
sure so if you make it maybe try to Adit
and see how it comes out I'll put all
the ingredient amounts that I used down
in the description down below now these
ingredients definitely look like they
could be used in a spell all right now
that I've got the witchy part of this
recipe done it's time to move on to the
sciency part and for that we're going to
actually need some caffeine and
something known as toine these are both
found in Red Bull and caffeine obviously
you're probably familiar with the amount
of Red Bull that I'm making is about
four cans worth so I'm going to be
adding the equivalent of about 400 Mig
of caffeine to my Red Bull recipe now I
really should be using gloves here but
thankfully this isn't a large amount of
caffeine
um but definitely best practi is are to
use gloves especially because caffeine
is absorbed through the skin the next
thing I'm going to add is toine which
from what I can research doesn't really
do anything at least clinically hasn't
been proven to do anything however it is
the primary component of bile uh so
maybe that's what gives Red Bull its
unique taste so I'm going to add the
equivalent amount that you'd find in a
can of Red Bull which is about 1 G per
can so I'm adding 4 G of orine to a
plate and I'm going to add that in later
next it's time to actually make the tea
and Red Bull so the first thing that I'm
going to do do is heat up 2 cups of
water and then I'm going to add in the
ginsing licorice root and ginger and I'm
going to let that boil for a little bit
and then I'm going to add in the citrus
peels and that's partially for the
flavor but also because I just really
want to collect all of that syrup that
was remaining on there I'm going to let
this boil for about 4 minutes total and
then at that point I'm actually going to
use the same Sie that I used to actually
strain the oo sacrum um just to again
rinse off any possible sugar syrup that
was left on the SI now collected down
below we're almost done with the Red
Bull syrup there's just a few more
things that I need to add first I'm
going to need to add some lemon juice
the fresh lemon juice is a different
flavor than the oo sacrum which is kind
of more of like an orange candy flavor
the lemon juice here is really going to
add citric acid and make it sour and I
always find that red bulls they're quite
sour so added the juice of two lemons to
the syrup then we can add the powdered
toine and caffeine to the syrup give
this a really good mix and then we're
going to actually just let this cool
down so I just transferred it to a
mixing jar and let it cool in the fridge
for a few hours at which point we can
add the last thing that we find in red
Red Bull which is B vitamins now there's
just kind of a feevy of B vitamins in
Red Bull again it's not really clear if
this does anything especially at the
levels that we're getting here however
I'm really trying to recreate Red Bull
here so basically just added three doses
of a B vitamin complex to this gave this
a mix and then it's actually time to
make the Red Bull so to do this all I
got to do is pour off about 1/4 of the
syrup and then add in some sulter water
and give that a light mix and boom here
is the Red Bull now how does it
taste all right so I finished the recipe
and now it's time for a taste test so I
have the original Red Bull here in a
glass and then I have basically my
version now obviously there's a
difference in appearance and I think
that has to do with the fact that
they're using clarification here if for
example I maybe added a little bit of
gelatin to this and then strain it off I
might get something a little closer to
this and there are techniques that come
from beer making to basically clean up
cloudy stuff like this and turn it more
into like this but for me I'm okay with
this color and I think it looks okay so
now the main question is how does it
taste first let me just taste the red
bow to remind myself cuz it's been a
while that's Red Bull very sweet very
sour and it's got like a medicinal taste
to it now let's try the homemade Red
Bowl honestly it's pretty good it
doesn't taste exactly like the Red Bull
I would say that there's almost like
more of an apple juice flavor with this
so maybe they've added something like
mic acid to it to make it sour um but
this is uh this is pretty close this
almost tastes a little bit closer to a
like emergency tablet if any of you guys
have ever had that like one of those
Seltzer tablets uh it tastes kind of
similar to that um but it's not that
different honestly um there's definitely
some crossover between these two flavors
now that being said if you're going to
make yourself an energy drink instead of
having a Red Bull which it's not
everybody's cup of tea um why don't you
make one that is basically the same
thing thing and is what you want so if
you want to make this a little bit
different and add some strawberries to
it or whatever you can make your own now
you know how to make an energy drink all
right that's it for this week I hope to
see you guys again soon and I'll see you
later
[Music]
bye
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