DIY Soft Drinks

Post by peaxkl » Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 7:59 AM UTC

thiago_fm wrote: post #109

peaxkl wrote: post #24

I recently started getting into homemade ClubMate production. The goal was to create a drink that has caffeine, less sugar than regular mate and is still tasty. It took me 4-5 tries to get to a recipe that tastes good. Earlier tries involved cooking the mate, which led to a bitter taste. Cold brewing led to way better results. Here is my current recipe for 5 bottles (á 0,5l): - 60g mate tea leaves (coarse) [1] - 500m…

You can buy mate tea as tea sachets, "Mate leão" has a nice taste blend. Why not do it with the leaves? This is harder as their taste profile is very uneven. For the sour taste, add citric acid. I'm pretty sure that if you toy around with the amount of citric acid, sugar & dillution you'll get a similar taste, or something even more palatable for you.

Post by peaxkl » Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC

indigo945 wrote: post #102

peaxkl wrote: post #24

I recently started getting into homemade ClubMate production. The goal was to create a drink that has caffeine, less sugar than regular mate and is still tasty. It took me 4-5 tries to get to a recipe that tastes good. Earlier tries involved cooking the mate, which led to a bitter taste. Cold brewing led to way better results. Here is my current recipe for 5 bottles (á 0,5l): - 60g mate tea leaves (coarse) [1] - 500m…

Late capitalism is when a traditional tea recipe is referred to as "homemade ClubMate (R)".

Post by askl » Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 8:35 AM UTC

BoredPositron wrote: post #28

peaxkl wrote: post #24

I recently started getting into homemade ClubMate production. The goal was to create a drink that has caffeine, less sugar than regular mate and is still tasty. It took me 4-5 tries to get to a recipe that tastes good. Earlier tries involved cooking the mate, which led to a bitter taste. Cold brewing led to way better results. Here is my current recipe for 5 bottles (á 0,5l): - 60g mate tea leaves (coarse) [1] - 500m…

I've never found the right tea leaves. Most of them were to bitter and some had just a totally different profile than the original clubmate. How close are the ones you are using?

Post by kleiba2 » Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC

mattmaroon wrote: post #45

atentaten wrote: post #31

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Why did you get a commercial bottling license?

Well after software I wanted a life that involved a lot less computer usage and a lot more being on my feet. So now I sell beverages via a few food trucks and also syrups people can use to make draft sodas/mocktails. We make everything ourselves because we’re all-natural everything, with the lone exception of Coke products because you just can’t get people to drink anything else. I basically went from no real knowled…

Post by peaxkl » Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC

KeplerBoy wrote: post #118

peaxkl wrote: post #113

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That's my approach to recreate a soft drink (ClubMate), like OP is trying to recreate Coke (etc.). Would love to also learn something about the traditional recipe

sure, but what makes it ClubMate instead of just Mate Tea? Either way, thanks for the recipe. I might try that.