27-12-2011, 00:42
I was told that hops inhibits testosterone, and that this might cause issues for some people (the most powerful estrogen, estradiol, is made from testosterone). As long as hops does not lower total testosterone, as opposed to lowering "free" testosterone, I don't see what the problem is. Of course, maybe it does something else to testosterone that I hadn't even thought of. Researching it was hard because it brought up way too many poorly written, jokey, tongue in cheek articles about how beer causes erectile issues, lol.