hangovers-homebrew

My thought is that homebrew tends to be higher in ABV, so you drink less than you would a BMC. You drink a lot of BMC, so you are flushing nutrients out of your body faster and not putting anything in to replace it. A lack of nutrients in the body definitely adds to a hangover. Homebrew, even if you drank a lot, has more nutrients in it, so that may also help to curb a hangover.

Homebrew will give you a bad headache. Anyone who says otherwise is lying!

I love these home brew hangover threads... mostly I just dont go off the deep end like when I was young and dumb. but also homebrew is more filling. I do still still get a good buzzzzz and drink to much at times. But I have never felt bad the next day. it must be the love I put into every brew.:fro:

I second that.. I usually try to limit my intake too two beers. On the rare ocassion I induldge with friends I have noticed I have a slight headache in the morning, but nothing like I used to get when I was younger and dumber.. I don't attribute that to anything but being smarter with old age and knowing my limits.
I don't want to tell myself anything else for fear I turn into a drunkard.

TheBone said:

it seems like the homebrews are simply weaker. I don't know this for a fact, but so far, (probably because of my inexperience), they are less carbonated, and don't seem to have the immediate "buzz" impact that commercial beers do.

Just an initial reaction, though.

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Egads man.... Maybe you should have said "my home brew is weak". I personally made beers above 7% alcohol 3 out of 4 times. I made Ipas, IIPAs, barley wines, etc.

You need better recipes, braugh

Wow, this thread was dug up from dead! But, what the hell, I'll throw my two cents in... I don't get a hangover, but I sure got dunlop disease really bad from drinking homebrew.

Homebrew makes me feel groggy in the morning, and I dont get the initial buzz I do from BMC, but BMC makes me feel like smacked ass in the morning!

TheBone said:

it seems like the homebrews are simply weaker. I don't know this for a fact, but so far, (probably because of my inexperience), they are less carbonated, and don't seem to have the immediate "buzz" impact that commercial beers do.

Just an initial reaction, though.

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Just the opposite for me. My beers give me a nice buzz and very little after effect the next morning. If I drink a sixer of Coors all I do is pee all night and Shyt all morning. Not to mention the headache and stuffed up head.

Enjoyed feedback on brewing temp.
Been getting TERRIBLE hangovers after brewing 50+ gallons at 70°-80°.
Will get back after brewing at 60-70°

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gcdowd said:

Zombie thread alert

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Does this imply I've "brought this back from the dead"?

TheBone said:

it seems like the homebrews are simply weaker. I don't know this for a fact, but so far, (probably because of my inexperience), they are less carbonated, and don't seem to have the immediate "buzz" impact that commercial beers do.

Just an initial reaction, though.

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Don't know about that. Almost all my homebrews are above 6%. My German Imperial IPA is 8.8. No hangover there as one or two put me to sleep pretty fast.

CWoodard said:

Does this imply I've "brought this back from the dead"?

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Sure does. The forum thanks you

It's probably just psychosomatic but I agree with the OP - I feel I'm more likely to get a hangover from my home brews, but that's because I always make them stronger than commercial beers.

C-Rider said:

Don't know about that. Almost all my homebrews are above 6%. My German Imperial IPA is 8.8. No hangover there as one or two put me to sleep pretty fast.

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Do you realize you replied to a 4 1/2 year old post?