are you saying that dark skinned peoples can handle more potent alcohols ??? or as u say fusal lol (ethanol/jet fuel) lolchase said:The Complete Joy of Homebrewing has a nice section on hangovers for the layman. Basically he says, homebrew (if fermented at the correct temperature) produces less of a hangover because of the yeast present in it. The yeast are high in B vitamins which are depleted in your body by alcohol consumption. Commercial beers are typically filtered to remove yeast. Drinking homebrew just replaces what is lost. B vitamins are essential to alcohol metabolism.
But as Yoop said, fermenting at higher levels produces fusel (high order) alcohols. If you are of anglo descent, you are probably quite capable of dealing with ethanol (grain alcohol), but not the fusel alcohols. These fusels enter your cells nearly as well as ethanol, but are not metabolized as well. They tend to build up and are slowly oxidized into even less favorable molecules. These lead to a hangover.
Additionally, just drink enough a pint or two of water before you go to bed, and when you wake up take ibuprofen, or some other NSAID w/o acetaminophen.
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.
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.
sirsloop said:Home brew DEFINITELY has the capacity to get you drunk FAST.
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.
If you felt fine the next day you didn't have a hangover...aliu630 said:I got hungover from homebrew. But that's cuz I drank waayyyy too much for me and my friend's "first batches" party.. But it was worth it. Usually after I'm done drinking, I'll have to bottles of water before I go to sleep and I end up fine the next day.
Jayfro21 said:Hangovers are mainly due the lack of water in your system, causing your liver to metabolize ethanol to acetaldehyde, a bad byproduct that gives you the symptoms of hangovers. That is why they sell those "no hangover" pills, they convert the acetaldehyde to a less toxic metabolite, i think acetate, but I'm not sure. Anyways, drink lots of water BEFORE you go to bed and you will have less chance of having a hangover.
homebrewer_99 said:If you felt fine the next day you didn't have a hangover...
The trick is to re-hydrate your brain before passing out...drink lots of water.
chase said:Once I have a beer that is drinkable I'll drink until I have a hangover...
damo said:is it true you get a bigger hangover from homebrew i am currently drinking my first batch should i regret it when i wake up or is it a myth
i second thatchase said:Once I have a beer that is drinkable I'll drink until I have a hangover...
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.
I still get headaches from homebrew if I drink too much. What I DON'T get is the all-day-long brain-bless that usually accompanies hard liquor and keystone light.
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