Comments on: Brewing Open Mate soda http://www.hackpittsburgh.org/brewing-open-mate-soda Hackers, makers, movers & shakers. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:28:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: barfa http://www.hackpittsburgh.org/brewing-open-mate-soda/comment-page-1#comment-2395 barfa Fri, 27 May 2011 08:22:15 +0000 http://www.hackpittsburgh.org/?p=671#comment-2395 re: the adding of caffeine. I've visited Berlin a couple of times and ofc drunk Club Maté (there is at least three versions: regular, ice and cola, all taste great). On the label caffeine is clearly stated as an additive. European food label laws (as I understand them) requires caffeine to be labeled as a taste additive and not as an additive having any medical properties. My reading and interpretation of the Wikipedia article is this: the 20 mg of caffeine they report is THE ADDED AMOUNT, not the total. Since Yerba Maté contains caffeine (along with other nice things http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba_mate#Chemical_composition_and_properties), this likely puts the caffeine content higher than 20mg/100ml. I find no further info on the official website (http://www.clubmate.de/cws/en/home.55.html) though. Best Regards, barfa re: the adding of caffeine. I’ve visited Berlin a couple of times and ofc drunk Club Maté (there is at least three versions: regular, ice and cola, all taste great). On the label caffeine is clearly stated as an additive. European food label laws (as I understand them) requires caffeine to be labeled as a taste additive and not as an additive having any medical properties. My reading and interpretation of the Wikipedia article is this: the 20 mg of caffeine they report is THE ADDED AMOUNT, not the total. Since Yerba Maté contains caffeine (along with other nice things http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba_mate#Chemical_composition_and_properties), this likely puts the caffeine content higher than 20mg/100ml. I find no further info on the official website (http://www.clubmate.de/cws/en/home.55.html) though.

Best Regards, barfa

]]> By: vinzv » Blog Archive » Mate zum selbermachen: Free Mate http://www.hackpittsburgh.org/brewing-open-mate-soda/comment-page-1#comment-2391 vinzv » Blog Archive » Mate zum selbermachen: Free Mate Thu, 26 May 2011 22:20:07 +0000 http://www.hackpittsburgh.org/?p=671#comment-2391 [...] erstes Experiment basiert auf dem Rezept von hackpittsburgh.org und es ist – ähem -  noch ausbaufähig und -würdig. Der Fehler war vermutlich die [...] [...] erstes Experiment basiert auf dem Rezept von hackpittsburgh.org und es ist – ähem -  noch ausbaufähig und -würdig. Der Fehler war vermutlich die [...]

]]> By: german http://www.hackpittsburgh.org/brewing-open-mate-soda/comment-page-1#comment-2390 german Thu, 26 May 2011 21:27:53 +0000 http://www.hackpittsburgh.org/?p=671#comment-2390 I'm surprised! Here, in Argentina, what you are doing is called "mate cocido", basicly it's yerba mate boiled in water, then add sugar.. It's very common as a breakfast, replacing coffe or coffe+milk. But much more popular is drinking "mates": http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_%28infusi%C3%B3n%29 It's the same thing, yerba mate in some kind of glass, you put some water in it (hot water NOT boiling, ideally 80deg.) and drink it with a "bombilla", wich is an small metallic tube. In this way de "Mate" is shared with the people that is with you. One person adds water and pass it to the next, making a round. Most people drink it without sugar, "amargo", this is the clasical way.. the pure way. Some people say that when you drink your first mate alone, really alone, it's becouse something changed in you.. you left the house of your parents, you are about to take some hard choice in your life.. your girlfriend left you and things like that! I’m surprised!
Here, in Argentina, what you are doing is called “mate cocido”, basicly it’s yerba mate boiled in water, then add sugar..
It’s very common as a breakfast, replacing coffe or coffe+milk.
But much more popular is drinking “mates”: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_%28infusi%C3%B3n%29
It’s the same thing, yerba mate in some kind of glass, you put some water in it (hot water NOT boiling, ideally 80deg.) and drink it with a “bombilla”, wich is an small metallic tube. In this way de “Mate” is shared with the people that is with you. One person adds water and pass it to the next, making a round. Most people drink it without sugar, “amargo”, this is the clasical way.. the pure way.
Some people say that when you drink your first mate alone, really alone, it’s becouse something changed in you.. you left the house of your parents, you are about to take some hard choice in your life.. your girlfriend left you and things like that!

]]> By: Tom http://www.hackpittsburgh.org/brewing-open-mate-soda/comment-page-1#comment-2378 Tom Wed, 25 May 2011 15:57:54 +0000 http://www.hackpittsburgh.org/?p=671#comment-2378 Hi, folks. Sorry, but you're not right with you understanding of the "added caffeine": according to German/European regulations any drug (as caffeine ot the rather dubious taurine) has to be indicated on the container. The "enhanced" level of caffeine reffers to vaguely "more caffeine than coffee", not to "artifically" added caffeine (there is an exact limit which separates "normal" and "enhanced" content, but I don't know the value). Hi, folks. Sorry, but you’re not right with you understanding of the “added caffeine”: according to German/European regulations any drug (as caffeine ot the rather dubious taurine) has to be indicated on the container. The “enhanced” level of caffeine reffers to vaguely “more caffeine than coffee”, not to “artifically” added caffeine (there is an exact limit which separates “normal” and “enhanced” content, but I don’t know the value).

]]> By: Open Mate http://www.hackpittsburgh.org/brewing-open-mate-soda/comment-page-1#comment-2377 Open Mate Wed, 25 May 2011 14:40:06 +0000 http://www.hackpittsburgh.org/?p=671#comment-2377 [...] Nun wollen ein paar Jungs die geschlossene Club-Mate in die Open Source-Welt überführen und brauen selber Mate. Das ganze Projekt nennen sie konsequenter Weise Open Mate. [...] [...] Nun wollen ein paar Jungs die geschlossene Club-Mate in die Open Source-Welt überführen und brauen selber Mate. Das ganze Projekt nennen sie konsequenter Weise Open Mate. [...]

]]> By: Hacking Club-Mate — keimform.de http://www.hackpittsburgh.org/brewing-open-mate-soda/comment-page-1#comment-2375 Hacking Club-Mate — keimform.de Wed, 25 May 2011 11:36:21 +0000 http://www.hackpittsburgh.org/?p=671#comment-2375 [...] Hackerspace HackPittsburgh hat Open Mate kreiert, das Rezept ist super einfach. Der Interlock-Hackerspace in Rochester hat mit Open Mate Beta 2 eine mehr zitronige Variante vom [...] [...] Hackerspace HackPittsburgh hat Open Mate kreiert, das Rezept ist super einfach. Der Interlock-Hackerspace in Rochester hat mit Open Mate Beta 2 eine mehr zitronige Variante vom [...]

]]> By: Tech Curl - Hacking Club-Mate http://www.hackpittsburgh.org/brewing-open-mate-soda/comment-page-1#comment-2373 Tech Curl - Hacking Club-Mate Wed, 25 May 2011 10:28:33 +0000 http://www.hackpittsburgh.org/?p=671#comment-2373 [...] of Hack Pittsburgh members wanted to bring Club-Mate to the Open Source world, so they created Open Mate. After the members meeting last night, the M-team (Marek, Marty, Matt S., and Matt M.) brewed our [...] [...] of Hack Pittsburgh members wanted to bring Club-Mate to the Open Source world, so they created Open Mate. After the members meeting last night, the M-team (Marek, Marty, Matt S., and Matt M.) brewed our [...]

]]> By: Mr. Cheeky http://www.hackpittsburgh.org/brewing-open-mate-soda/comment-page-1#comment-1236 Mr. Cheeky Sat, 02 Oct 2010 20:03:29 +0000 http://www.hackpittsburgh.org/?p=671#comment-1236 Ahoy Mateys! Just a few suggestions for ingredients: 1) You can find mate in kilo sizes at el cheapo prices in latin american markets. Plus they have different flavors, lemon, ornage, smoked etc. I drink it all the time.:) 2) There is a mate soda available in the US at Mexican and latin american markets called Materva. It does have sodium benzoate in it though. :( 3) For the caffeine element you might want to look at guarana powder. Mountain Rose Herbs sells it in bulk. What is unique about it? It is a vasodilator rather than a constricter. I actually mix it with hot chocolate mix at work when I need to focus intently for a couple hours. Or I just take it by itself in capsules for a longer effect. Greta for long car trips too. Enjoy! Cheeky Ahoy Mateys!

Just a few suggestions for ingredients:

1) You can find mate in kilo sizes at el cheapo prices in latin american markets. Plus they have different flavors, lemon, ornage, smoked etc. I drink it all the time.:)
2) There is a mate soda available in the US at Mexican and latin american markets called Materva. It does have sodium benzoate in it though. :(
3) For the caffeine element you might want to look at guarana powder. Mountain Rose Herbs sells it in bulk. What is unique about it? It is a vasodilator rather than a constricter. I actually mix it with hot chocolate mix at work when I need to focus intently for a couple hours. Or I just take it by itself in capsules for a longer effect. Greta for long car trips too.

Enjoy!

Cheeky

]]> By: matt.mets http://www.hackpittsburgh.org/brewing-open-mate-soda/comment-page-1#comment-956 matt.mets Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:04:27 +0000 http://www.hackpittsburgh.org/?p=671#comment-956 We got ours from PureBulk Nation. We got ours from PureBulk Nation.

]]> By: Emmmm http://www.hackpittsburgh.org/brewing-open-mate-soda/comment-page-1#comment-953 Emmmm Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:52:51 +0000 http://www.hackpittsburgh.org/?p=671#comment-953 Sooo, I'll confess my dumbness.. Where do you get caffeine powder, of a consumable grade online? (I know I can google it, but where'd YOU get it?) Sooo, I’ll confess my dumbness.. Where do you get caffeine powder, of a consumable grade online? (I know I can google it, but where’d YOU get it?)

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