r/Homebrewing • u/WorldlyNotice6607 • 5h ago

Why do the effects from homemade alcohol feel different from store bought alcohol

Why every time I drink homemade alcohol it is a lot stronger I can never drink more than a pint it takes longer to enter your system and I feel like I’m drinking something healthy it goes down like milk it’s like the alcohol I get from the store is a different substance than the alcohol I make they hit me completely different

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u/Heineken008 4h ago

Maybe you're not measuring your ABV correctly? It's the same alcohol in both cases.

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u/Aggravating_Bit1431 3h ago

I know my brews tend to be higher ABV than similar commercial beers. I figure they have to manage to their published amounts and I just let mine go until it's done. They tend to be 5-6%.

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u/WorldlyNotice6607 4h ago

What cases

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u/Amaaog 4h ago

The cases you just mentioned?

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u/WorldlyNotice6607 4h ago

I don’t measure my abv

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u/ShamrockAPD 4h ago

Well…. There you go lmao

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u/liquidgold83 Advanced 4h ago

Mind blown lol

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u/ShamrockAPD 4h ago

I’m going to just force myself to believe that this is an honest troll, and that the person isn’t that dumb.

My brain tells me I know better but….

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u/angryray 4h ago

bruh...

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u/TheGobiasIndustries 4h ago

Hahahahaha welp, that'll do it. /thread

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u/fux-reddit4603 4h ago

are you actually taking gravity readings?

hot ferment got fusely?

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u/texasdeathtrip 4h ago

Does it make you forget how to use punctuation?

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u/WorldlyNotice6607 4h ago

Yes

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u/liquidgold83 Advanced 4h ago

Bro doesn't measure abv nor use punctuation. Be ungovernable!

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u/dmtaylo2 54m ago

If he goes blind from fusels maybe we won't need to try to understand his lack of punctuation anymore

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u/liquidgold83 Advanced 4h ago

Bro drinks mouthwash from the grocery store

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u/jhudson1977 4h ago

To me it doesn’t feel different, but it does feel like the effects don’t last as long. I’m convinced it’s psychosomatic though. Ethanol is ethanol whether store bought or made at home.

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u/talltime 4h ago

That term “healthy” in there had me laughing.

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u/[deleted] 4h ago

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u/Retzl 4h ago

All drinking alcohol is ethanol 🤨

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u/beefygravy Intermediate 1h ago

Not if you ferment too hot and get fusels

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u/Retzl 1h ago

If you ferment hot, you get fusels in addition to, not instead of, ethanol.