Why does homebrew make me gassy

In light of the many potentially good answers I'm wondering if you see a difference between the beer you brew other beer in this regard? Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Brandon Brandon 6, 1 1 gold badge 18 18 silver badges 30 30 bronze badges. Cakes, cookies and sweets contain simple sugars which are easily digested. Beer contains a far more complex mix of sugars, some of which may be large enough to survive into the lower intestine, where they make a tasty snack for gas-producing critters.

The sugars that cause gas are lactose, fructose, raffinose, and sorbitol. Hopefully you don't have the last two in your beer. Fructose is completely fermentable, and the only beers with lactose are milk stouts, which only cause gas in those deficient in the lactase enzyme. Why does everyone think it's the sugar? I always thought it was yeast driven. But I totally agree its not sugars, unless you have some really weird sugars as suggested.

If using off the shelf malt extract, what preventative measures could be taken? KRock KRock 5 5 bronze badges. What can be done about this, short of pasteurizing? Filtering, using highly floccing yeast. Or, just deal with it and toss back another delicious hefeweizen!

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