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by francisofascii 1404 days ago
> acetaldehyde

Interesting. A common fruity off flavor (or desired flavor depending on what you want) of craft beer is caused by acetaldehyde being produced in the fermentation process. I wonder if certain craft beers are worse than regular beers because it contains acetaldehyde to begin with.

2 comments

I'm guessing pear beer? Gave me the worst headache.

You can flush out acetaldehyde with 2 grams of Taurine before going to bed. It's probably why a big egg breakfast feels good after a long night. This isn't going to make alcohol safer, but you won't have a hang over the next day...

Craft beers are generally just higher in alcohol content. You consume more alcohol, and have a worse hangover.