I'm not complaining mind you but...why no headaches?

[sirsloop]

I can't believe sulfites have not been mentioned in this thread yet. Sulfites are commonly added to both beer and wine by commercial outfits to combat oxidation and extend shelf life. All beer and wine create small amounts of it naturally, but commercial breweries and wineries are allowed to put more in to a certian extent. This stuff is not human friendly for the most part and can cause headaches, rashes/hives, and heatburn. My fiancee's sister is especially sensitive to the stuff... her lips puff up like a balloon and turn bright red whenever she drinks something that has a high content of it. My homebrew does not seem to bother her at all.

 

[Zymurgrafi]

If I have been drinking commerical beer in quantity, I drink plenty of water before bed, and I also mix a few table spoons of nutritional yeast (which is essentially spent brewers yeast) with some juice. Bit of an aquireed taste I suppose, but works great.

 

[Nostrildamus]

Regardless of the reason(s) for the lack of hangovers, I'd like to raise my glass to all you homebrewers on this eve of St. Patrick. I'll be sucking down a mighty amount tomorrow evening and I hope you do the same.

 

[Jim Karr]

My Uncle Ed used to work at the Falstaff brewery in Chicago, right up until the point in the 1970's when all the consolidation took place, and put him out of a job.

He used to tell about taking a large flat pan of sulfur, setting it ablaze, and sliding it under a bin of barley malt with a perforated floor. This yellow, noxious smoke would give the beer a "natural golden color". Wonder where the headache came from?

 

[cefmel]

I believe some commercial products may use a small amount preservatives to help with shelf life. This mixed with the alcohol may be the problem.

 

[casebrew]

I was talking to day witha buddy who is interested in homebrewing. I mentioned that I may be gluten intolerant. Bummer, I like malty brews. But he replied that lots of beers give him headaches. I asked what about other stuff? He said rice gives him headaches too. So I told him about how much rice BMC use. I might make a homebrewer out of him yet. But I may have to quit. Is there a "Law Of Conservation of Homebrewers"?

 

[BierMuncher]

I was talking to day witha buddy who is interested in homebrewing. I mentioned that I may be gluten intolerant. Bummer, I like malty brews. But he replied that lots of beers give him headaches. I asked what about other stuff? He said rice gives him headaches too. So I told him about how much rice BMC use. I might make a homebrewer out of him yet. But I may have to quit. Is there a "Law Of Conservation of Homebrewers"?

Never the let torch go dark.

I met a guy who had held on to tons of bottles and other brewing "junk" long after he decided to stop brewing (at the urging of his SWMBO). Tossing the stuff would have been easy but he insisted on passing it on (freeby style) to the next interested party.

Homebrewing definitely has a "pay-it-forward" code fo conduct.