How do you know if you drink too much.

[k1ngl1ves]

Don't worry. Your wife will tell you...

 

[Jacob_Marley]

kinda related ... with distilled spirits: If you use your thumb on the side of the bottle to measure the amount of booze going into your drink, rather than measuring it in the glass ... you may be drinking too much.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

I am aware of that effect (I am a runner and run on average 16 to 25 miles per week and am fairly familiar with running science). Yes, burning muscle mass for energy will create ammonia and can cause an ammonia smell.

Hopefully those "disagreeing endurance athletes" you cite would note the topic of the thread ... and that my statement is specifically within the context of over-drinking.

If a person is a chronic over-drinker and concurrently and consistently smell of ammonia, they have a problem.
And potentially a serious problem. Impaired liver function.

My warning stands.

If you feel you need to dispute such advice by splitting hairs with an exception about endurance athletes ... have at it. You are right, there are certainly other problems besides over-drinking ... liver problems, kidney problems, exposure to other toxic substances, burning muscle mass for energy, that can cause ammonia toxicity.

You and your endurance athletes are free to ignore my statement.
For everyone else who is keeping an eye on drinking too much, if they smell of ammonia, they ought to take serious notice.

(btw: to be clear ... no, I'm *not* offended by your point ... it's just that, considering the seriousness of the topic, I find your comment to be extraneous and argumentative.)

which reminds me: if you use ammonia in your cocktails "for a little kick", pass one over son!

 

[Jacob_Marley]

which reminds me: if you use ammonia in your cocktails "for a little kick", pass one over son!

Not to get too OT here but; got me curious ... Googled putting ammonia in a cocktail and, yes (to my surprise) there it is ...

"Aromatic Spirits of Ammonia
This ingredient is not to be mistaken for the household ammonia, which should never be consumed. Famously used in Coca Colas, aromatic spirits of ammonia contains essential oils of lemon and nutmeg. The substance can be used to treat upset stomachs, relieve nervousness, and act as a stimulant. Adding a few drops of this into your drink may actually do more good than harm. "

I think this might be the stuff used in those capsules called ammonia inhalers or "smelling salts". Pull one of those bad boys out, give it a crush and drop in in with the rest of the fruit ... right between the cherries and the olives. Yum.

 

[krackin]

which reminds me: if you use ammonia in your cocktails "for a little kick", pass one over son!

Or amyl nitrate.

 

[normonster]

Your wife tells you.

 

[j1n]

Don't worry. Your wife will tell you...

That's one of the best parts about kegging. You only have 1 glass. Who knows how many times its been filled.

 

[beernbourbon]

.......hmmm....all this talk about smelling like ammonia...here I thought it was just me having pissed myself cuz I was too drunk to get out of bed to go to the bathroom..... who knew there was a whole science behind that!?

 

[nutty_gnome]

If you resolve to take a day or night off from drinking but find that your mind keeps suggesting that you should toss one back..... well then you may need to sit down and do some thinkin' 'bout yer drinkin'.

 

[LandoLincoln]

I have 2-4 beers every day. Is that too much? How do you know how much is too much?

When you're walking down the street just minding your own business and the sidewalk jumps up and smacks you right in the face. Then you know you've drank too much.

But seriously...

When you drink 2-4 beers and you don't get buzzed and you think to yourself, "Boy, I really could use some whiskey or vodka right about now..."

Then you need to dial it back.

 

[ArkotRamathorn]

That's one of the best parts about kegging. You only have 1 glass. Who knows how many times its been filled.

Unless your wife puts a very accurate scale underneath your keggerator. (no, I don't have a SWMBO that does this, dont even own a kegging system yet)


You know you drink too much when you start to time travel. If you open another beer, and suddenly everyone around you is wearing codpieces, you're either at court with Henry VIII, or managed to get yourself to a KISS concert.

 

[j1n]

Unless your wife puts a very accurate scale underneath your keggerator. (no, I don't have a SWMBO that does this, dont even own a kegging system yet)


You know you drink too much when you start to time travel. If you open another beer, and suddenly everyone around you is wearing codpieces, you're either at court with Henry VIII, or managed to get yourself to a KISS concert.

lol if i had a SWMBO like that, she wouldnt be my SWMBO. A SWMBO like that would probably put a key logger on your comp and look through your phone all the time.

 

[ArkotRamathorn]

lol if i had a SWMBO like that, she wouldnt be my SWMBO. A SWMBO like that would probably put a key logger on your comp and look through your phone all the time.

Thank Google for incognito mode.

I do joke with my SWMBO that once I start kegging she won't be able to hear hiss of me opening bottle caps anymore. Truthfully I'll probably only build a 2 tap system anyway and keep less than 5% abv beers on tap like my Newcastle Werewolf (which turned into a dry stout but was delicious). SWMBO basically just says 1 or 2 regular strength beers a night is ok, but I try to not always use this up so on the weekend I can used my banked beers and have a couple drinks while brewing my next insanity driven beer.

 

[brew_ny]

when I have to close one eye to see double

S_M

 

[jekeane]

I'm not sure but I know when I havent had enough...

 

[mattd2]

Unless your wife puts a very accurate scale underneath your keggerator. (no, I don't have a SWMBO that does this, dont even own a kegging system yet)...

Or installs a Raspberry pints for your kegerator as a "gift" (but really just to track your kegs!)

 

[Billy-Klubb]

maybe I'm lucky or something, but my wife never complains about my beer consumption at all. my wife is downright awesome.

 

[dschoemaker]

when you wake up in a different sate chained to a goat wearing a wedding dress and you think, "i can pull off this lace!"

+1

 

[unionrdr]

Drugs & alcohol nearly cost me my happy home. We were the "1 out of 9" that came through it. But they're never gonna drag those deamons, outta my mind. Never...
http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIdF_vVCeWQ&feature=youtu.be