Osadandaula UK
Kava Enthusiast
I've been doing a bit of reading about different chemotypes and I'm finding it fascinating.
I've experimented with different temperature water and observers largely what you'd expect. Hotter water = stronger and worse tasting.
Maybe I'm imagining it but it feels like the effects are not just stronger hot but different. Which makes me wonder if hot water is more efficient at extracting say 5 while cold water is more efficient at extracting 4 and 3, for example.
I've also read that hot water can damage kavatones, which is contradictory to what we all observe. Maybe some chemotype are more susceptible to heat damage than others.
Does anyone know of any research on this?
I've experimented with different temperature water and observers largely what you'd expect. Hotter water = stronger and worse tasting.
Maybe I'm imagining it but it feels like the effects are not just stronger hot but different. Which makes me wonder if hot water is more efficient at extracting say 5 while cold water is more efficient at extracting 4 and 3, for example.
I've also read that hot water can damage kavatones, which is contradictory to what we all observe. Maybe some chemotype are more susceptible to heat damage than others.
Does anyone know of any research on this?