Can drinking oxidized beer give you a headache?

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by Jay_Ulreich, Mar 15, 2014.

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  1. Jay_Ulreich

    Jay_Ulreich Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2014 Indiana

    My beer tastes just a teeny bit off after adding the gelatin the other day, maybe i didnt purge all the o2 out when I hooked the gas back up.... so I have a killer headache, now and I only drank one.
     
    #1 Jay_Ulreich, Mar 15, 2014
  2. MrOH

    MrOH Grand Pooh-Bah (3,995) Jul 5, 2010 Virginia
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    I don't know about oxidation having anything to do with headaches, but it sounds like you got a lot of fusels.
     
    #2 MrOH, Mar 15, 2014
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  3. firstthenlast

    firstthenlast Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2013 Massachusetts

    I agree fusels are very well associated with headaches.
     
    #3 firstthenlast, Mar 15, 2014
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  4. bgjohnston

    bgjohnston Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2009 Connecticut

    I have enjoyed older beers that oxidized after sitting in a cellar for multiple years, and even when more oxidized than I would like flavor-wise, I never got a headache from drinking them.
     
    #4 bgjohnston, Mar 15, 2014
  5. Jay_Ulreich

    Jay_Ulreich Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2014 Indiana

    Hmmm the taste I get is the same as it was before I added gelatin, but now it has "bite" ya know like when you drink too many gulps of a pop and its kinda harsh? No off/weird flavors. Is that what fusels are like?
    The headache went away when I drank the other beer on tap. Maybe theres something wring with me and not me beers lol.:rolling_eyes:
     
    #5 Jay_Ulreich, Mar 15, 2014
  6. JohnSnowNW

    JohnSnowNW Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2013 Minnesota

    A harsh bite can be indicative of carbonic acid...just a possibility.
     
    #6 JohnSnowNW, Mar 15, 2014
  7. Jay_Ulreich

    Jay_Ulreich Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2014 Indiana

    This characteristic I describe, It only appeared after I added the gelatin. Thats the only reason I suspect oxidation. I used Knox brad gelatin from the grocery store and did the process almost *exactly* as Don Osborn did in the video posted above. (I did have a Zombie Dust and a Distorter before trying my beer, perhaps my palette was too wrecked at this point for me to be trying my beer again) tonite I will try it once again as the first brew I drink. Who knows, maybe itll be crystal clear and taste great again. Or, I should just leave the thing alone for a week and give it plenty of time.... Brewing + impatience = ridiculousness/craziness etc...
     
    #7 Jay_Ulreich, Mar 15, 2014
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  8. JohnSnowNW

    JohnSnowNW Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2013 Minnesota

    Well, one of the reasons I don't suspect oxidation is because of the time frame. Oxidation can happen quickly...but I don't know if it can happen so quickly as to account for your situation.
     
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  9. ryane

    ryane Initiate (0) Nov 21, 2007 Washington

    regardless of timeframe, there is zero, nada, zip, absolutely nothing that carbonation, or oxidation in a beer will do towards giving you a headache

    now on the other-hand, 3 beers in a row if your a bit dehydrated, well that's a good case for a headache (fusels too)
     
    #9 ryane, Mar 16, 2014
  10. JohnSnowNW

    JohnSnowNW Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2013 Minnesota

    It wasn't a comment about whether he was getting headaches from oxidation, but whether he had oxidation at all. I did not consider oxidation to be the cause of the headaches.
     
    #10 JohnSnowNW, Mar 16, 2014
  11. ryane

    ryane Initiate (0) Nov 21, 2007 Washington

    thats fine, the conversation was really starting to drift away from his issue, which was headaches

    Sometimes we look for the answer in the wrong places
     
    #11 ryane, Mar 16, 2014
  12. Jay_Ulreich

    Jay_Ulreich Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2014 Indiana

    I tried my beer again yesterday and I came to the conclusion that it was the 2 beers I had before it the other night that made it have a "bite" to it. Its just getting into its prime, hops are coming out a bit more and its really tasty. Its still opaque. I dont care, cuz it tastes good :slight_smile:

    As far as the headache? I dont know, but Im betting it was a spike in blood sugar levels or dehydration. Shame on me, blaming the beer like that!
     
    #12 Jay_Ulreich, Mar 16, 2014
  13. ssam

    ssam Pundit (997) Dec 2, 2008 California

    Beer can never hurt you, it can only help you.
     
    #13 ssam, Mar 17, 2014
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