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Here is a method I have
developed, which seems to work quite alright.
occasionally it can be overpowering, so drink it slowly
over some time (1 cup / 20 minutes or more)
6 2/3 tbsp kava (6.67)
2 cups warm water 140 or so... i boil it and let it cool
for a bit (5 minutes)
1 cup milk
Blend on highest setting (in a blender) for 5 minutes. At
this point, the beverage should look very dark, like
coffee with cream. Dump this into secondary container(s).
Then put a cloth paint strainer (unused for paint
*wink*) over the blender pitcher. Pour the kava mix back
into the blender-pitcher through the strainer, and let
it cool for a bit. Squeeze the strainer dry, and save
the used kava root (if you care to). You can get these
paint strainers at Home Depot for maybe 60-80 cents /
strainer. Very inexpensive, and is best straining method
I've used so far.
Now you have some fairly strong kava sitting in your
blender-pitcher. At this point I usually add a lot of
chocolate syrup and some sugar (about 3-6 tbsp) for
palatability. Blend again for ~30 seconds, until it is very
dark and well mixed. Then transfer it to another
container if you need to, and let it cool in the fridge
overnight. (Letting it cool works best for me in terms
of effect. I have no idea why this is the case...anyone
know?)
Next morning, you will have a good deal of strong kava
(about 3 cups of liquid). Drink it slow, like I said.
This will definitely bring on effects that I can only
describe as inebriating. If drunk too quickly, it can be
rather overwhelming to say the least, so please be
careful. This should be about 1.7 or 1.8 grams of
kavalactones (maybe less, as I think less than 50% of
kavalactones can be yielded in one pass off of raw
powder...in the case that it is 36% yield you get more
like 1.2-1.3 grams). This is just under the recreational
amount of kava used in an entire day/evening. (I think
that was 2-3 grams.)
Anyway, I'd like to make sure this isn't too much for a
person to have. I intuit it is not, but as I have said,
there have been times when I've felt completely
overpowered (for maybe 10-20 minutes) about an hour or so
after drinking this concoction. After that, though, I
can say the rest of the effects are very nice. Any
comments on the safety/practicality of this approach
will be appreciated. In any event, use caution and
common sense, and don't necessarily start with the
amount I've used. Take care...Big Kap |
