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I know that sounds crazy but. I have a friend that loves my stout but he is very allergic to hops if he has more than a few sips he gets very sick. anybody have a suggestion for an alternative? thanks in advance!

You could try a gruit recipe.. basically a variety of herbs that was used prior to hops coming on the scene.

http://www.northernbrewer.com/connect/e ... throwdown/

maybe something like this?

Choppy wrote:..he is very allergic to hops if he has more than a few sips he gets very sick.

Just curious, what is his reaction and severity?

Yeah are sure he is not allergic to gluten, what makes you so sure it's the hops?

I was just going to ask too, what else is he alergic to?

he says he doesn't have any negative reaction to anything else except for red meat. he used to drink beer quite a bit but he would get super bad headaches and stomach cramps and he just thought he was hung over but as he got older it got worse now after one beer he gets those symptoms plus he's spending the rest of the night on the toilet with his head in the sink.

Choppy wrote:he says he doesn't have any negative reaction to anything else except for red meat. he used to drink beer quite a bit but he would get super bad headaches and stomach cramps and he just thought he was hung over but as he got older it got worse now after one beer he gets those symptoms plus he's spending the rest of the night on the toilet with his head in the sink.

Sounds more like this to me.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coeliac_disease


and I found this http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/E/ ... dmtContent

"Allergies

An itchy rash from hops has been reported, particularly in hops harvesters. Allergy to the pollen has also been reported. Breathing difficulties have been observed rarely among hops packagers. Hops allergy has been reported in a patient with previous severe allergic reactions from peanut, chestnut and banana. Therefore, people allergic to any of these agents should avoid hops.
Side Effects

Based on traditional use and available studies, there have been no serious side effects reported from hops. Drowsiness or sedation may occur. Use caution if you are driving or operating heavy machinery. In animal studies, hops have increased stomach acid. There is no available research in humans in this area. Breathing difficulties have been reported in brewery workers exposed to dust from hops, barley and brewery yeast."