While I was out for a walk earlier I heard on the radio that Jim Koch (Boston Beer Company,Samuel Adams) has a secret for not getting drunk. I find this to be of dubious worth,since for the most part people drink to get a little buzzed,or relaxed not to stay sober, none the less I checked it out and even Snopes couldn't disprove Koch's method. Koch uses 1 teaspoon of dry yeast for every beer he is going to consume (not sure how this is accurately calculated) and mixes the yeast into yogurt to make it more palatable. He initially learned the secret from a biochemist friend of his. The way it works is yeast has an enzyme called ADH that breaks down alcohol,the same way your liver metabolizes it. It doesn't eliminate the effects completely,but lessens them a great deal. Who knew?
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