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Cool, thanks for the feedback everyone!

Hey folks, I'm spending a month in Paris, and the legality of kava in France seems murky. I'm thinking of bringing a 1/2 lb of micro in my luggage, but I won't do it if it's illegal. Anyone have any good intel on French laws surrounding possession / import of kava? Thanks!

Good point. I’m not sure how it affects the runny nose, but I think it reduces that as along with the general inflammation. Fortunately I have many more days for self experimentation, as spring is still going strong here in the SE US!

Yeah, whether your water is pure or contains a tiny amount of dissolved solutes shouldn’t make any difference in terms of extraction efficiency. But I use deionized water (which I make at home) because it tastes better. I also don’t trust our municipal water supply. I microwave it to get it up...

I use 30-40g a day (not sure what that is in tbsps, maybe 3-4?). Strains I’ve noticed this effect with are nambawan, nangol noble, damu, squanch, loa waka, and best Fijian AAA lawena / waka.

Hey folks, I've got super bad spring allergies, and I've noticed a strange, but very consistent effect: Kava dramatically reduces the symptoms of my allergies. It only lasts as long as I'm feeling the kava, but it's really substantial. While it doesn't seem to affect sneezing, it reduces all my...

I just ordered 3 more lbs of the Best Fijian Lawena. I like its effects: mild and well balanced. And it's so cheap. I tend to mix in a potent waka (Squanch, Dua Na Bilo) 1:1 and it gets me just how I like it.

Thanks for the transparency Judd! I have yet to order from you (and I've been waning to), but now I'm definitely going to get my next batch from you. Just to be clear- does your testing look directly for aflatoxins, or is it a correlate (like the presence of yeast that might indicate the root...

What fraction of the Kava you test fails QC? Do you have data on the frequency of different causes (e.g., mold, coliform bacteria, etc). Thanks!

Yeah, that seems to square with my own experiences. I had 3 Tbsps of lawena last night and was fine. I eat pretty well on average, lots of greens, whole grains, beans, fruit, etc. But I think my stomach is more sensitive than the average person, and drinking tons of kava on empty isn't really a...

Fair enough- I'll try letting any solids settle out and will dry them down as a @Krunkie McKrunkface 'special instant'. In the meantime, I got some bestfijikava.com's AAA lawena (I've never tried pure lawena before), and it seems much easier on the stomach. 3 Tbsp got me feeing really nice...

Good points Krunky. Edward, I'm using a high-speed blender followed by straining through a 180 mesh nylon filter (100 micron pore size). This results in a very smooth drink with only a moderate amount of sediment. I think it's probably pretty fine on the scale of filters, as I have to really...

While I've really been digging kava, my stomach just can't really handle it anymore (gassy discomfort and gut-emptying shits the next morning). For reference, I tend to drink KWK Damu, Borogu, Loa Waka, Vula Waka, and Dua no Bilo. Anyway, as far as I can tell those are almost all waka exclusive...

Why do you say it is weak, Krunkie? From what I've read you drink a pretty decent amount!

I'd be careful about identifying specific food additives as the cause of your problems. It may have more to do with eating in general, or even be unrelated to the food (correlation != causation). You might actually want to do an experiment and have your friend give you unwashed organic and...

Woah, Dua Na Bilo Fijian waka is strong stuff! I made up 2 heaping tbsps in a high speed blender with warm water, and not only did it keep making decent washes (I went up to 5 before I quit, but it could have probably done one more), but I was pretty slammed by it too. Great value for $25 shipped!

OK, so I got 1.5lbs of Damu on the way, as well as a bag of Dua Na Bilo coming today from Amazon. When those run low, I'll try out some squanch and Taveuni's secret. No end to the neat kavas to try. Thanks for the help everyone, I'm totally restocked!

Oh man, sorry @Krunkie McKrunkface , I already bought it through the market!

Thanks! I chatted with that guy and he still has it, so that might work out!

Nice! It seems as though I need to try both the Taveuni's secret and squanch in the near future. Looking forward to it!