![]() ![]() But the trend hadn’t reached this side of the world yet. Now we’re heading into summer in Australia and New Zealand, I can see this appealing to those who would normally gravitate towards iced coffee or even fizzy drinks but want an added pep and less sugar.Īlmighty launched Active after a team trip to the US, where they found that caffeinated waters were popular, with companies such as Coca-Cola and Pepsi getting on board and making their own versions. Plus, the fact that it just tastes like mildly flavoured sparkling water meant I felt the smugness of the well-hydrated. I was still able to power through my afternoon to-do list, which is a novelty since I usually feel tired after lunch. I didn’t have a crash after drinking it, or the crystalised surge of raw energy I associate with coffee and things like Diet Coke. I just felt nicely alert – and that was it. After reaching the bottom, I’m delighted to report I experienced none of the same heart palpitations or shaky effects. I cracked the can, slightly dreading the forthcoming experience and drank it slowly, waiting to feel something before proceeding with each timid sip. The first time I tried the blackcurrant flavour Almighty Active (the other two flavours are pineapple and apple, both made from real fruit), I was half expecting a similar reaction to my last fateful foray into coffee and energy drinks. And the caffeine doesn’t affect the flavour profile at all. Each can contains about the same amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee – 80 milligrams – and is sugar-free with no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives. The caffeine is extracted from the coffee beans using the same process that’s used to make decaf coffee beans, then combined with sparkling water. “The natural caffeine is derived from green coffee beans.” “The product is very similar to our existing naturally flavoured sparkling water,” Almighty founder Ben Lenart tells Broadsheet. ![]() ![]() caffeinated) sparkling water are just the next evolution of this. If you want a never-ending supply, just buy more kegs for reserve batches! You can even make enough to bathe in the sparkling water of your dreams.Almighty got its start making organic fruit and veggie juices in 2015, before moving into subtly flavoured sparkling waters. Then I have carbonated water by the end of the following day. If my keg of water runs out, I chill a keg of water overnight, add my salts in the morning, and wait to carbonate. The entire process (minus the cooling and carbonation time) takes me about 10 minutes. Once your water is carbonated to your liking, set the PSI to 45-ish (more if you like it more bubbly, less if you like it less), and enjoy 5 gallons of sparkling water whenever you choose. CO 2 dissolves much easier at lower temperatures, so letting your keg fully chill to fridge temp beforehand is a good idea. To carbonate the water, hook the gas line to your keg and shake it to dissolve CO 2 into the solution. It takes about a day (or less time if you use higher pressure). The last step is to wait for the water to chill and carbonate. Now the fun part: Put the keg in your kegerator, hook up the CO 2 and liquid-out lines (usually marked “In” and “Out” on the top of corny kegs), and turn your regulator to about 45 pounds per square inch (PSI). ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |