Taking the caffeine out of Red Bull so I can drink it at night

I've always liked the taste of energy drinks and for years now, I have wanted there to be caffeine-free versions (specifically Red Bull). However, it doesn't seem like that is going to happen any time soon, so I decided to try and do it myself.

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Warning: Please don't try this yourself. Any leftover solvent can be very dangerous to ingest.

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[NileRed]

I am learning from the comments that there are a lot of people who absolutely hate the taste of RedBull.

[bonk]

i used DCM to extract the DCM out of the DCM and then used some DCM to make sure there is no more DCM in the DCM.

[RoryMajule]

“So why’d you become a chemist?”

“I like how chemicals taste”

[ItsShatter]

RedBull should do a caffeine free collab with NileRed. It could be called “NileRedBull”.

[themugwump]

Future Niles: “I’ve always loved the smell of cocaine, but don’t like watching 3 sunrises in a row...”

[marciturani]

I first thought the title meant that you take out the caffeine, so you can drink the pure caffeine at night

[rokushou]

Next episode: Taking the alcohol out of vodka so I can drink it before driving

[awaredeshmukh]

My god chemistry is insane. Not just Nigel's life choices, but the fact that this is even POSSIBLE. There are so many chemicals and they do so many different things. The whole enterprise seems like a set of amazing and sometimes very frustrating puzzles.

[KingofHearts]

“I like the chemical like taste” is the most NileRed thing ever.

[ZTheLastViking]

I know little enough about chemistry that I can just re-watch the videos after a while and it feels like the first time

[baylersmith]

The most chemist thing I’ve ever heard is “ I drink energy drinks for the chemically flavor”

[hhhh]

It’s so funky how chemistry is this serious equation and then some things are “shake but not too hard

[Roter_Wolf]

"Scientist decaffeinates energy drink because he just likes the chemical taste"

[donovanshea]

Energy drink without the energy is just “drink”. My guy made drink

[Spotifist]

"No, no I drink it for the taste, I promise!" taken to the extreme.
This was great, thanks for the video. Excellent as always.

[thestoebz]

Yo that was really awesome that they got back to you so quick! And they do that for concerns about copyrights, patents, etc

[pineapple]

Hearing teachers tell me not to drink from beakers my whole life and then seeing NileRed chug down his homemade piss water is genuinely so hilarious

[aryamansharma]

I was really surprised that RedBull wrote back to him until I noticed that he had emailed RedBull Canada

[gusjohnnson]

Problem: Redbull has caffeine, and want a caffeine free version.
Chef: I know, I'll just figure out the recipe by doing some research and trial and error, and hopefully make a copycat version that's as good as the original.
Chemist: CAFFEINE EXTRACTION

[ObsequiousV]

I've seen some guides about making homemade redbull and it's essentially a fermented ginseng tea. If you're looking to make this in volumes more apt for daily consumption, try searching for homemade redbull recipes and you'll see plenty online. Great video as always. Cheers!