At home prep difficulties...

[LyndaKaye]

Hey guys, thank you upfront for anyone who reads or responds! So I’ve thought I’ve been going through RT for a month now. I’ve been drinking small strong amounts of kava everyday. And from different distributors. About 1 week ago, I had some kava Tonga from Kavafied and it hit the spot like immediately! I was like oooohhhhhh it’s on now, then I went and visited two separate spots and drank their kava. No effect with a bottled Vava’u Tongan strain. Amazing effect with a Fijian micronized strain from a bar. Now I get home the same night and I make the kava Tongan again home prep and I feel nothing after 2 cups of 6 tbsp in 20oz of water. I’m really frustrated at this point. I feel like something about my prep is wrong. I usually knead/strain for 5-10 minutes, let it sit for 10-15, then knead/strain for another 5 minutes. Please help!

 

[Krunkie McKrunkface]

Hey guys, thank you upfront for anyone who reads or responds! So I’ve thought I’ve been going through RT for a month now. I’ve been drinking small strong amounts of kava everyday. And from different distributors. About 1 week ago, I had some kava Tonga from Kavafied and it hit the spot like immediately! I was like oooohhhhhh it’s on now, then I went and visited two separate spots and drank their kava. No effect with a bottled Vava’u Tongan strain. Amazing effect with a Fijian micronized strain from a bar. Now I get home the same night and I make the kava Tongan again home prep and I feel nothing after 2 cups of 6 tbsp in 20oz of water. I’m really frustrated at this point. I feel like something about my prep is wrong. I usually knead/strain for 5-10 minutes, let it sit for 10-15, then knead/strain for another 5 minutes. Please help!

there's nothing wrong with your prep, if anything it's overprepped. What I suspect happens, especially with Tongans, is your body's receptors adapt very quickly. Many people have noticed this with other Tongan strains. They'll have a fantastic first time, but the euphoria is hard to reproduce. There's various tricks for dealing with this, but none involve your home prep, which is fine.

 

[LyndaKaye]

Thank you for your reply! Well at least I know that it is not my prep. What other tricks can I try for this “quick adaptation”?

 

[Plantacious]

What I suspect happens, especially with Tongans, is your body's receptors adapt very quickly. Many people have noticed this with other Tongan strains. They'll have a fantastic first time, but the euphoria is hard to reproduce.

So Tongans have a Reverse, Reverse Tolerance...err, a Tolerance.
This is important information to know about Tongans and any other strains that have that quality.
I bet a lot of people didn't know that.
If it hasn't been done already, maybe someone could put together a sheet that lists the strains like Tongans that adapt quickly to body receptors, along with any of the tricks to offset that ?

 

[Krunkie McKrunkface]

So Tongans have a Reverse, Reverse Tolerance...err, a Tolerance.
This is important information to know about Tongans and any other strains that have that quality.
I bet a lot of people didn't know that.
If it hasn't been done already, maybe someone could put together a sheet that lists the strains like Tongans that adapt quickly to body receptors, along with any of the tricks to offset that ?

I think the answer lies somewhere in not going to the well too often with the same strain. But you want to keep your general kava receptors primed. I think ideal solution might be to stock a couple dozen or more strains and constantly rotate them (pricey af, tho, but a pound of any strain might last you a year or two or more). I do well with never drinking the same strain twice in a row. In a typical day I drink 2 or 3 different kavas a day and that seems to work well for me.