03-01-2008, 04:39 PM
If you mean you literally got a headache you are a victim of fusel alcohol. See the wiki article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusel_oil
Fusel alcohols are formed when fermentation occurs:
at higher temperatures,
at lower pH,
when yeast activity is limited by low nitrogen content.
If the brewer is just trying to be cute with the name it's a bit of a stretch as 7% is about twice what a bud has in it but most craft brewers are in the 5-7% range for their beers.
btw, there's nothing i like better than a beer thread. I'm headed out to a friends house in about 30 minutes and he's gonna make some beer this morning. I need to get my own beer out of the fermenter and into the keg today.
Fusel alcohols are formed when fermentation occurs:
at higher temperatures,
at lower pH,
when yeast activity is limited by low nitrogen content.
If the brewer is just trying to be cute with the name it's a bit of a stretch as 7% is about twice what a bud has in it but most craft brewers are in the 5-7% range for their beers.
btw, there's nothing i like better than a beer thread. I'm headed out to a friends house in about 30 minutes and he's gonna make some beer this morning. I need to get my own beer out of the fermenter and into the keg today.