Death by Homebrew

[Mattress]

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/tainted-home-brew-may-have-caused-mans-death-20130609-2nxtf.html

Hope it's no one we know.

 

[NickB]

There is nothing that can survive in home brew that will kill you. The PH alone would kill most bacteria, and the very hardy ones are done in by the alcohol.....

Watch for the QLD government to initiate a crackdown on Home Brewing now. Just their form....

EDIT: I'm sitting here next to a cube of BerlinerWiess fermenting away, with funky **** of all descriptions in it....and I'm...ummm, lemme check, yep, not dead. What a stupid story!! The death or journalism perhaps....

 

[spryzie]

Alcohol poisoning?

Or another case of piss poor journalism?

And what kills you before the ambulance can arrive?!

 

[dammag]

Before reading the story I thought he might have been electrocuted or gassed while making it but killed by drinking home brew is an interesting one.

Hopefully home brew is an innocent party in all this.

 

[Mattress]

And what kills you before the ambulance can arrive?!

Drink enough alcohol and it reduces your respiratory drive. You stop breathing.

 

[DU99]

wonder if it was BEER...could have been spirit.

The spokeswoman says detectives are waiting to interview the surviving trio about whether they took any other substance.

 

[Ironsides]

Spirits were my first thought.

 

[T.T.B.Co]

What a crock of ****. I am drinking a VB clone and im ok :icon_drunk:

 

[warra48]

Can't have been homebrew, never ever.

Unless it was from a ...........kit ????

 

[jyo]

Sad story. If was distilled spirits, then again, it's crappy online journalism.



You guys do realise if it was botulism then daz will be back under another pseudonym.

 

[brettprevans]

Isnt the first story posted about somwonw dying of homebrew. I remember one article (qld again from memory) wherr the headline was about death by homebrew and the pics they showef were of homebrewed beer. Wasnt ubtil somway through the article that it said they died from alc poisoning from the huge amount of homemade spirits they were making.

Journalists suck arse and are fkn lazy sensationalist ******s.

 

[JDW81]

Drink enough alcohol and it reduces your respiratory drive. You stop breathing.

you'd have to drink a ***** load of alcohol for that to happen. Most people would chuck before they could ingest that much. However, aspiration is a big problem with very drunk people RIP Bon Scott.

 

[pommiebloke]

Would have to be spirits if anything.

 

[Greg.L]

The only way homebrew will kill you is spontaneous combustion.

 

[db73]

Not beer

Thought to be grappa

 

[Edak]

Drink enough alcohol and it reduces your respiratory drive. You stop breathing.

Funny that, to much oxygen does the same thing. You need carbon dioxide in the air for respiratory drive. This is why oxygen lines in hospitals actually contain about 5% CO2.

 

[Florian]

Could well be other drugs, painkillers or whatever involved, mix them with alcohol and the chance of respiratory failure increases dramatically. Or it could be food poisoning of sorts, who knows.


Point being is that there's really no detail in that article to speculate on.

 

[Slamma]

I heard this on the Ten News on googling it for more info I found that news.com.au are reporting as a mystery illness:
http://www.news.com.au/national-news/queensland/one-man-dead-three-critical-after-being-struck-down-by-mystery-illness-at-home-in-ballandean-near-warwick/story-fnii5v6w-1226660883546

 

[marksfish]

given the habits of all polititions of all parties just wait for a homebrew buy back and the outlawing of all semi auto and pump action brewing systems. and yes i am being just a little sarcastic.

 

[Bribie G]

Illegal substances:

Swiss Voile
Birko urns
Aldi Apple juice
Tandaco yeast
Sugaz
hops


Hey forgetting, poor bastard. If it is determined that it was beer that caused it shouldn't we all chuck in five bucks and do a collection? Could have wife and kiddies.

 

[goomboogo]

given the habits of all polititions of all parties just wait for a homebrew buy back and the outlawing of all semi auto and pump action brewing systems. and yes i am being just a little sarcastic.

Everyone, get rid of your march pumps and go gravity.

Bribie, it is now being reported as being grappa. So no beer involved. Maybe the government will make distilling your own spirits illegal.

 

[manticle]

I heard this on the Ten News on googling it for more info I found that news.com.au are reporting as a mystery illness:http://www.news.com.au/national-news/queensland/one-man-dead-three-critical-after-being-struck-down-by-mystery-illness-at-home-in-ballandean-near-warwick/story-fnii5v6w-1226660883546

"transported to larger facilities...."

Guess it must have been homebrew related after all.

 

[Bribie G]

Probably drank the heads and tails as well.

Sorry shouldn't discuss that on this forum.

 

[brentice]

I thought I had a stiffy once. Turns out I had too much Home brew and I had pissed my pants. True story

 

[joshF]

Not meaning to stereotype but there's a pretty strong chance that three blokes in their 20's at 5am weren't just drinking some average hefe's or APA's.....

Plus "No illicit drugs were found at the home" but doesn't mean they hadn't taken any. Still a sad story nonetheless

 

[manticle]

How do you confuse a chub with self saturation?

Must have been drinking.

 

[wombil]

The suspect substance seems to be methanol which is the first thing to vaporise in a still and should be discarded.
Ethanol is next,(alcohol),and should be kept.
A little knowlege can be a big stuff up.

 

[cremmerson]

For those dissing journalist (especially the elegant citymorgue2) most police reporters faithfully report information provided as background by police. Yes, they will try and make it interesting, and perhaps they don't always get it right, but very few stray beyond police backgrounding.

(Perhaps a bit sensitive - ended a 7.416 year journalism career two days ago).

 

[manticle]

otherwise known as 'not my responsibility - I just do what I'm told"?

 

[bum]

Internet journalism is pus. I cannot believe you bothered wriggling your fingers to defend it.