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Thanks for the reassurance with the Stout + Caffeine combo. Secondary, coffee grounds, and powder in the fermentation (I'm assuming) is a lot of variables that I didn't want to mess with. I simply split my batch and added the crushed up pills to one part so I could compare. Additionally, I...

Well that is good news. But my concentration is much higher (1 pill/12oz vs 1 pill/64oz). As you said, it will probably be masked in a complex and strong stout.

The pills taste HORRIBLE. That being said, they actually kind of match the bitterness level of the stout. In my ideal world, the pills would mellow out so that it just has a slight aftertaste, if any.

I was tempted for the tincture route, but I wanted to make sure I was not adding too much weird stuff to the beer as the ground up pills were going in straight from a brand new bottle.

FourLoko is still for sale, but the one you see on shelves now has no caffeine in it.

Ever since Four Loko has been banned, I figured I would produce something that you just can't get in stores. I brewed a Black Death Stout from the recipe at Oak Barrel Winecraft. I also added 1 extra pound of dark dry malt to pump up the alcohol and 2 cups of brown sugar during the boil...