Key to avoiding intoxication: Fleischmanns yeast

[NetWareHead]

http://time.com/78243/yeast-beer/

Article says this man eats yeast before drinking to metabolize the alcohol in his stomach. What does ATOT say? Would this work or not?

 

[monkeydelmagico]

prolly assplode

 

[Crusty]

The only thing I can tell you for certain will happen is that you will produce a ridiculous amount of gas out of both ends.

 

[mmntech]

Yeast converts sugar into alcohol. So no, it wouldn't work. That's assuming it would even survive in your stomach. Hydrochloric acid isn't exactly weak sauce.

 

[BlitzPuppet]

Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz, oh what a relief it is!

 

[ElFenix]

yeast don't metabolize alcohol, alcohol is a waste product of yeast's metabolizing sugar.

 

[brainhulk]

i drink so i can get buzzed. this is incredibly stupid

 

[Crusty]

i drink so i can get buzzed. this is incredibly stupid

Well, Jim Koch is an alcoholic. Dude is always wasted.

 

[z1ggy]

I'm drunk not.

 

[Jeff7]

yeast don't metabolize alcohol, alcohol is a waste product of yeast's metabolizing sugar.

This. You're dumping the yeast into a warm vat of their own excrement.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

I would think the key to avoiding intoxication would be to avoid consuming intoxicants. Purposefully consuming intoxicating substances and attempting to mitigate the effects of that intoxication seems counterproductive, especially since intoxicating substances are frequently more expensive than non-intoxicating substances.

 

[purbeast0]

i don't know about you guys, but i don't drink alcohol to not feel the effects. i drink alcohol to feel the effects of it.

 

[IronWing]

This sounds like the making of middle school awesomeness.

"Dude! I got the yeast, you got the juice boxes? Okay, Let's party!"

"I don't feel so good."

"Wait, I feel a buzz!"

"I think I need to go to the bathroom right now."

"I think I'm too drunk to stand."

 

[dank69]

i drink so i can get buzzed. this is incredibly stupid

 

[OverVolt]

You'd have to try it yourself. Who said science can't be fun.

 

[BurnItDwn]

I drink beer because beer is exceptionally delicious.

I would like to be able to drink maybe 5 or 6 gallons of beer and still be sober "enough" to maintain intelligent conversations and also not piss myself.

That said, I'm not going to go and swallow a bunch of active yeast.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Obviously, the only solution is to drink homebrew which already has live yeast in it.

 

[Phoenix86]

Hair pie!

 

[DrPizza]

I would think the key to avoiding intoxication would be to avoid consuming intoxicants. Purposefully consuming intoxicating substances and attempting to mitigate the effects of that intoxication seems counterproductive, especially since intoxicating substances are frequently more expensive than non-intoxicating substances.

What a wise post.

 

[slayer202]

I did a quick google earlier today and the consensus seems to be that it is very unlikely to work

 

[JM Aggie08]

I think you'd be more likely to shit your ass, if anything.

 

[lozina]

How long will the yeast survive in a human stomach

 

[Miramonti]

This may not work for reasons explained, but mixing dry yeast and yogurt may be creating an actual effect for some reason. In other words, his conclusion may or may not be accurate, but I would take the position that something is probably going on for him to say this, and that in the very least, promotes his belief in it. As a result, I would be interest to know what is actually going on from a scientific standpoint.

 

[Miramonti]

How long will the yeast survive in a human stomach

The answer depends on how much punctuation is consumed.

 

[Majcric]

I can't imagine the weight gain using this method. just buy non-alcoholic beer for no buzz.