Fermented Honey & Alergies

[rodwha]

Does fermenting local honey kill any benefits for dealing with alergies?

 

[Sagatho]

meaby yes or not.. at least you get drunk and forget about alergies

/trollmode:OFF

there is no scientific way to know at leas not today, do you suffer alergies? drink some mead and tell us if you get better or what happens.

cheer dont get mad for the troll reply ;D

 

[rodwha]

I add my honey at flame out and have been meaning to make mead.

I seem to have minor issues with allergies but don't care enough to do anything. However SWMBO does and it effects her asthma, which made me wonder as we've bought local honey a few times. But I've been using honey from Utah for the honey wheat beers we like. Wondered if brewing with local honey would be beneficial.

 

[tracyk]

Probably not. If you are allergic to honey adding alcohol to it will not change the problem. I would just stay away from it to avoid any problems in the future or going to the emergency room due to an allergic reaction.

 

[BGBC]

Probably not. If you are allergic to honey adding alcohol to it will not change the problem. I would just stay away from it to avoid any problems in the future or going to the emergency room due to an allergic reaction.

Um, I don't think that's what the OP is saying.

To the OP, first, I don't really believe that local/raw honey will help with allergies. However, people who believe local/raw will help with allergies point to the pollen in the honey. The pollen would still be present after fermentation, so I think any benefit would still be present.

 

[rodwha]

BGBC is correct. We aren't allergic to honey but have allergies. Mine aren't bad enough (usually) to do anything about it. But it's claimed local honey helps so I wondered if there were any benefit to using local honey in my honey wheat and mead when I finally get around to making some (great backpacking drink I figure!).

 

[BGBC]

BGBC is correct. We aren't allergic to honey but have allergies. Mine aren't bad enough (usually) to do anything about it. But it's claimed local honey helps so I wondered if there were any benefit to using local honey in my honey wheat and mead when I finally get around to making some (great backpacking drink I figure!).

I don't think the claims are that it works instantaneously like Claritin or something, but rather that it builds up immunity slowly, like allergy shots or dosing yourself with low doses or poison over time.

 

[tmendick]

Local honey worked for my allergies, but it did take over a year of tablespoon of local raw honey.

I used to take 2 Claritin D a day during the spring and summer and now I only take 1 regular Claritin, maybe once or twice a year.

I can't comment on how making mead would work but it couldn't hurt as a supplement to your "doses".

 

[nateninja3]

Hi there, I'm a bit late to this thread but I recently started a mead, not knowing I could be allergic to the honey (forgot to taste) anyways I tried a little today and my throat swelled up quite a bit. If anyone could if, at the very least, it reduces the allergy, it would be appreciated, thanks. PS. I'm mostly allergic to the wild flowers.

 

[rodwha]

Hi there, I'm a bit late to this thread but I recently started a mead, not knowing I could be allergic to the honey (forgot to taste) anyways I tried a little today and my throat swelled up quite a bit. If anyone could if, at the very least, it reduces the allergy, it would be appreciated, thanks. PS. I'm mostly allergic to the wild flowers.

Sorry to hear that. Unfortunately I don’t know of anything that would help that.

Guess you will have some very happy friends soon enough!

Interested in using that gear to make wine? That’s how I got my mead stuff (the wife gave up after two back to back fruit wines). I recently bought my first hydromel kit (5 gals) to make in my 3 gal Better Bottles around 9%.