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I won't be adding soy or sweeteners - I want a purely carbo/electrolyte mix. I will need to make it taste of something otherwise I won't use it. I love Torq stuff but I might finally be motivated enough to try DIY to save money and packaging. For TTs I'd still use Torq.
I use a version without soya as well as, if I'm going all day, I only want a certain amount of protein. So on a 12 would probably have used 4l with soya and 4l without.
I bought some of the amino stuff when I started but as I've gone on I only buy the main ingredients and miss out the 'magic' extras...
Re flavour, I want it to taste of as little as possible as I have disliked all the commercial flavoured ones I've tried, and some have made me feel sick. There are probably ones I like out there but cba to try loads more. Flavour is very subjective and some people must like them or they wouldn't make them like that!
I won't be adding soy or sweeteners - I want a purely carbo/electrolyte mix. I will need to make it taste of something otherwise I won't use it. I love Torq stuff but I might finally be motivated enough to try DIY to save money and packaging. For TTs I'd still use Torq.
Torq orange:
The orange flavour here can be an orange cordial or "squash", try a no-added sugar, and consider reducing the fructose to make up for the sugar in the orange itself. Or alternatively there are powdered orange flavourings available online at an increased cost, but simpler as the orange is then a powder like the rest rather than a liquid.
I think I'd ditch all the amino stuff if I tried these. Cheaper still.
Jibbering Apple-Cinnamon Energy Gel Recipe
The Method
In a suitable pan, boil the 1l of apple juice so that it reduces to 1/3l, if you over reduce, don't worry simply add more water to return it to 1/3l.
Mix the maltodextrin, caffeine, BCAA and Beta Alanine together as a powder, if you're planning on making more than one batch, this is well worth doing with larger amounts since accurate measuring of the caffeine is required.
Stir in the mixed powder to the still warm, but no longer boiling apple juice until it all dissolves.
Add the cinnamon and stir well.
Add the citric acid and pectin and stir well.
Pour the warm liquid into a jar or other container with lid. I use used, sterilised Hammer Gel 26 serving bottles.
Place into fridge to thoroughly cool.
The result: 24 Servings of gel:
So at a cost of around a 1/6th of the price of buying hammer gels, an Apple Cinnamon Caffeine based gel is made. The exact amounts of Amino acids is not known in the real Hammer Gel, the amounts I aimed for was similar to the hourly dosage of their endurance amino capsules.