hot and red face??

[d_rushby]

I enjoy brewing my own beer, but I've noticed that when I drink it, I get
A strange sensation on my face. It goes red and feels hot.
Strange I know, but anyone else get this? If so why?

 

[beersnblues]

Sounds like alcohol flush syndrome, AKA Asian flush. Does this only happen when drinking homebrew?

 

[d_rushby]

Pretty much yes. Strange.

 

[beersnblues]

By any chance are you embarrassed by your homebrew? JK! Google alcohol flush. I have no idea why it would only happen with your beer. In the end, it's not harmful, not an allergy. Just a genetic deficiency of an enzyme. Hope this helps.

 

[noob1979]

It might be an allergy, or you might have red mans syndrome. That is a simple niacin reaction from the niacin released by the yeast. I would have it checked, but if its red mans its not harmful, you just look sunburned, its called flushing.

 

[jc5066]

Does it happen if you drink someone elses home brew?

 

[unionrdr]

I also heard it called rosatia by an old neighbor who had it.

 

[bbnbrew]

That would happen to me when I drank any vodka that had any flavor but never regular vodka and occasionally with a craft beer it will happen I've noticed with bottles with heavier amounts of sediment.


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