Caffeine in FBS

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by dhannes, Dec 9, 2012.

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  1. dhannes

    dhannes Savant (1,127) Feb 14, 2010 Wisconsin

    I know that FBS does not disclose the caffeine content, if any, in FBS...but has anyone gotten a caffeine buzz from it? In other words, does the fermentation affect the caffeine from the coffee?
     
    #1 dhannes, Dec 9, 2012
  2. thegoon55

    thegoon55 Initiate (0) Oct 27, 2012 Massachusetts

    I've drank a whole growler of fbs in one sitting, I just got drunk... Not hyper.
     
    #2 thegoon55, Dec 9, 2012
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  3. whendeathsleeps

    whendeathsleeps Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2011 Indiana

    I hope it doesn't have caffeine as that would make it illegal. Never gotten a caffeine buzz from it.
     
    #3 whendeathsleeps, Dec 9, 2012
  4. NikkoE82

    NikkoE82 Initiate (0) Jan 1, 2012 Indiana

    Alcoholic beverages can contain caffeine and still be legal. What makes it illegal is if the caffeine is added for the stimulating effect. As opposed to just being present as a result of the brewing process or as a necessary consequence in an attempt to add a certain flavor. For example, adding coffee or tea to a brew will add caffeine necessarily, but the coffee or tea would have to have been added for flavoring to make the resulting caffeine presence legal.
     
    #4 NikkoE82, Dec 9, 2012
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  5. whendeathsleeps

    whendeathsleeps Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2011 Indiana

    Cool, thanks for the info.
     
    #5 whendeathsleeps, Dec 9, 2012
  6. Roger85

    Roger85 Pundit (965) Aug 24, 2012 Illinois

    I know I've laid awake at night a few times after drinking an FBS an hour before. Can't confirm it's caffeine, but I think it probably is.
     
    #6 Roger85, Dec 9, 2012
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