has anyone noticed?

that you don't get hangovers from home brew?

i do my fair share of drinking to.

commercial beer can really make me feel buggered the next day.

hummmm, mabey you arn't drinking enough... That or you arn't drinking apfelwein


No I tend not to get hangovers from home brew either, but I think it is more because I am drinking to enjoy it, not throwing it back just to get pissed drunk....

Yeup.

but then again I don't really get hangovers. Being Scottish my body has adapted and its normal state is dehyrdrated. I can get the reverse of a hangover if I dont drink enough and become rehydrated. My internal organs swell causing pain and I have to have a beer, or two, or seventeen to become normal again

it must have something to do with my ancestry, being part indian.

I'd read somewhere that the chances of getting a hangover from homebrew are really low. It has something to do with the yeasts that are normally filtered out of commercial brews, and can have a more balancing effect on your body. I can't remember where I read that, but that might be mostly because I'm on my third glass now. I'll look on the weekend maybe.

But I'd agree; I haven't had a hangover from homebrew in years, and I've indulged a lot.

Last weekend however... man, that Apfelwein will get you.

I read that it is because of the vitamin B produced/contained in the yeast. Alcohol takes this out of the body, but with many homebrews, you drink up a nice dose of yeast that replens.

dibby33 said:

I can get the reverse of a hangover if I dont drink enough and become rehydrated. My internal organs swell causing pain and I have to have a beer, or two, or seventeen to become normal again

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And you wonder what she sees in you.....


I have those Scottish genes too. There's something about pacing one's self so that a steady trickle of ethanol is administered in a controlled fashion. If that trickle is moderated by an exceptional hand crafted brew and very little spousal abuse, so much the better.

Did I mention the brewing was HER idea?

Matrimonial harmony.

I'm not worthy.

Fingers said:

And you wonder what she sees in you.....


I have those Scottish genes too.

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The wife has a bit of Scots in her too, from time to time, have to buy her chocs and flowers first though.

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The wife has a bit of Scots in her too, from time to time, have to buy her chocs and flowers first though.

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Her maiden name is Gibson. When she drinks, I get the fock out of there.

Thankfully it only happens once in a while. She birthed a lot. That will scare anyone sober.

I also don't get the dreaded rhino farts that everyone talks about. Could be because I'm cajun and my stomach and intestinal track is so ****ed up.

Newfermenter1 said:

I read that it is because of the vitamin B produced/contained in the yeast. Alcohol takes this out of the body, but with many homebrews, you drink up a nice dose of yeast that replens.

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You got it - homebrew has lots of Vitamin B - which saves you from the hangover. Commercial beers are filtered and pasteurized which destroys the vitamin B.

Cheers,
Brad

whatever... drink enough of any type of booze and you'll get a hangover...

also it is weaker than store bought so you don't get as pissed.

c.n.budz said:

whatever... drink enough of any type of booze and you'll get a hangover...

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i second that - just takes a bit more is all but it can be done

lfark said:

also it is weaker than store bought so you don't get as pissed.

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I've made plenty a homebrew batch that was stronger than store bought...

i have only made about 7 batches. starts at 1.045 and finishes at 1.010. that is about 4.4% i think. store bought beer up here in canada is 5%.

i just use malts and 1 cup sugar to prime. can you make a strong beer like that without aerating?

Well the hangovers are not nearly as intense, but I do feel a little "fuzzy"??But it seems to go away when I start drinking again.

also it is weaker than store bought so you don't get as pissed.

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Only if you are brewing weak beers... (why would anyone do that???) I brew session beers too so I'm only kidding.

Most of the beers I brew are above 5% ABV which is nearly twice that of BMC. I just finished off 10g of robust smoked porter that was pushing 7.5%... definately not weaker.

If you drink a massive amount of homebrew you will still get hungover, but less so than with some other swills because of the VitB. Yum homebrew!

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i have only made about 7 batches. starts at 1.045 and finishes at 1.010. that is about 4.4% i think. store bought beer up here in canada is 5%.

i just use malts and 1 cup sugar to prime. can you make a strong beer like that without aerating?

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Canadian beer is stronger than US beer, for mainstream beers. I love LaBatt's from Canada as opposed to the US cut version! I always get a case of it to briing back when I go...

You basically have to use more malt and hops (to balance) to get a bigger ABV beer. I made a winter spiced brew at 8% and my tripel (which is bottle conditioning) is at 9%.

And aerating is very important, event at lower end OG brews. In short, it helps the yeasties do their job.

oh man, someone mentioned the rhinofarts and i get those bad after just a few homebrews. It was so bad the other day, that people were complaining when we were OUTSIDE and on the waterfront, AND there was a decent amount of wind that day. I am in the navy, so when someone busts ass, its always hilarious. Especially when i clear a room or the lounge in berthing. Best part is, i can duplicate the farts the next day by just drinking a few homebrews :cross:

This is the first time I've ever discussed this subject among anyone, but I never get hangovers either, EVER. I'm French, Scottish and Irish, so go figure.

A few times I should have but didn't:
Anyone drink Orloff Vodka? 10 bucks a gallon. Drank a fifth, a sixer of guinness stout, and a few mikes hard lemonades. Woke up the next morning and was f-ing hungry, but otherwise fine.
Drank a thirty rack and a twelve pack of bud light (ya, i know...) no hangover.
Drank 10 12 oz bottles of apfelwein..... and a bottle of tylenol the next morning.

nobody likes a bragger....

Well I've got a serious case of the flu that just happened to coincide with the day after drinking large amounts of homebrew. It's a rough one today at work.

Kill me now.

I get hangovers from store bought beer, but not from home brew. The guys at the LHBS say it is from the lack of cleaning chemicals like formaldehyde. Sometimes I can't feel my face until 11:00 o'clock, but I don't have a problem with that.