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Say I was to modify my post to say I drink 6 beers and feel no hangover vs commercially produced craft beer… Then could we discuss reasons why this may be?

Hard stuff? Virtually none.

There is probably some truth to that. I would imagine that my baseline is different from a completely sober person’s baseline. But also a serious hangover is impossible to miss. I used to get them, now I don’t. The amount of **** that I get done in a day I would put up against any sober normie...

Righto friend. I actually stuck a dry erase thing on my keezer so I could tally my drinks but it took about 2 days to say f that. A I don’t need my wife judging me and 2 what’s the difference. I’m not going to cut myself off… and maybe I’m better off not knowing. This brewing thing is supposed...

Don’t care what you think bro. It’s not uncommon at all for me to put away 20 beers. And when I say beers I mean 12oz beers, as compared to the beers you buy commercially at the beer store. And when I say 5 gallons a week, most of that is Friday and Saturday night. 15 or so in 8 hours is not...

I never claimed to drink 20 beers a night every night. Week nights 3 or 4. Friday and Saturday 15 or so, maybe 20 I don’t really count them, and I wasn’t trying to brag about it. I’m surprised this is so controversial in a brew forum. I know plenty of people who drink a suitcase of bmc in a...

Do they really use ascorbic acid in commercial brewing? If so, Vitamin C is a potentiater of a lot of different drugs. Something to do with liver enzymes… It’s not impossible that it would affect the way the liver metabolizes ethanol. For example it could inhibit the conversion of acetyldehyde...

Really? You don’t notice any difference at all between Kentucky Deluxe and Johnny Walker Blue? Maybe it’s a genetic thing

I guess I should just speak for myself then. I started brewing 5 months ago. At that time I was drinking 3-7 IPAs a day and having varying degrees of hangover every morning. Now I’m drinking 5 gallons a week and haven’t had a hangover in 5 months. Based on comments I’ve read in this forum I...

It’s an interesting thought. But bottle/can conditioned beer should have more yeast in it than cold crashed force-carbonated home brew.

Well my hangovers never include a headache, but maybe you’re on to something. I was under the impression that if your pitch was adequate the yeast would clean up the fusels… but if not… I know at home I maintain a tight 68 throughout fermentation. Typical Colorado craft breweries may be more in...

Are you saying fermentation temperature plays a role?

To the extent that you agree do you have any input? I don’t count my beers when I’m pouring them right out of my draft line but let’s just say it’s delicious and I drink a lot of them. And while drinking a lot of them I can play music, hold a conversation and walk a straight line. Not the case...

Could very well be. Are preservatives used in commercial beer?? Any idea which preservatives?

I would have to disagree with you on that. If ethanol were ethanol there would be no difference between liquor and wine or wine and beer. If you can’t tell a difference between these beverages than you must not be much of a drinker… I can even tell the difference between a cheap whiskey and a...

Why do they filter out B vitamins?

I’m sure we can all agree that drinking homebrew is different than drinking commercially produced beer. The buzz for one seems a bit less disorienting and I can drink 20 of them in a night- yes even at 7% ABV and not have a hangover in the morning. What are your hypotheses about why that is?

Thanks for the tips guys. I bought a Refractometer after seeing videos of commercial breweries pulling wort right out of the mash and getting their readings right away. That is apparently not how it works. If the sample has to settle out and reach room temp then I see no benefit to using one...

Does anyone law have major accuracy issues with refractometers? I have tried multiple meters from different manufacturers and I can’t get them to work right. If I calibrate with distilled water per the instructions all my readings come out low. If I calibrate with a hydrometer reading then it...