Agreed, I purchased 2 lbs. of Big kava back in February just in case. Glad I did because I went back on Amazon a couple months later and it was gone. I saved the last 1/2 pound or so for memories and glad I did because now I can compare it to the Lami kava. It looks very muck the same , very finely ground with a few pieces here and there, and am pretty sure has same effects although I am not a Kavasseur yet. Some kavas are finely ground like Big or Lami kava and some is less ground like Kalm and Cactus and Chris Gourmet has bigger pieces I have noticed so far in my kava journey. Does this make any difference to you in potency or effects that you have noticed?
Now that you mention it I have noticed the same results, the finely ground kava kind of resembles a clay in traditional prep and is harder to strain. Can you still get the same amount of kavalactanes out of less finely ground kava with traditional prep, it just seems like you would not. It kind of feels like I am just rubbing wood chunks around in abunch of water, although the effects seem to be better than the Alubal.
Waka has become very expensive in fiji after the cyclone and with my overhead costs im barely breaking even. My wakas are definately worth keeping for weekends i reckon unless if you can afford it for daily use. I will have lawenas available soon which will be great as a daily your kava and it will be significantly cheaper than the wakas
