Instant kava

[in recovery]

Does anyone know how good instant kava is? Do you need much less than say medium grind kava or micronised and which of the 3 kinds mentioned give more bang for your buck? I also have to take into account shipping cost as I'm in the uk

 

[Osadandaula UK]

Instant in way more convenient but is more expensive and in my experience doesn't provide the same depth of experience. I can have 20g of instant and I'll be 60-70% of the way there to what 40g of medium grind would do, but if I carry on shelling more instant after 20g, I never really see much more effect.

There is in no denying medium grind is cheaper, even when shipping to UK is taken into account.

I've avoided micronized as I don't like the idea or the sound of the side effects, so i count really comment.

 

[Osadandaula UK]

Personally I try and keep a bit of both in stock. If I want a good session, I'll whip up a batch of medium grind. I only use the instant if I just fancy a little something to take the edge off, as it were, but if often leaves me wanting.

 

[Groggy]

If you wanna go buck wild, pre-make kava ice cubes the way you usually make grog, but make it stronger with just enough water to fill 2-3 ice cube trays. When you feel like getting an extra kick, you can brew a batch and toss how ever many cubes to make it stronger.

Cheaper than instant and the ice cubes can be made from any medium and experimenting is fun!
Expect dermo much faster & enjoy!

 

[Osadandaula UK]

When you say "expect demo much faster" do you mean from the ice cubes?

 

[Groggy]

When you say "expect demo much faster" do you mean from the ice cubes?

Yeah, I am kinda of joking but with increased consumption, it is more likely.

 

[Osadandaula UK]

Ahh, got ya

 

[in recovery]

Thanks folks

 

[the_wilderness]

highly recommend root and pestle/KS green, it's by far the best instant I've tried.
as Osadandaula says above, instant does tend to be more one-dimensional, but there's a multitude of reasons it might suit you better. Price wise it evens out for me, as I use 2tbsp whereas I'd usually use 8 of medium grind.

 

[Osadandaula UK]

highly recommend root and pestle/KS green, it's by far the best instant I've tried.

Had my eye on some of this for a while, just put an order in of the back of this, yet another recommendation.

 

[Osadandaula UK]

@the_wilderness the instant green finally arrived today. Wow, that’s good stuff! Not much in it between that and some of the medium grind I’ve tried!

 

[the_wilderness]

I'm so pleased for you @Osadandaula UK. Hooray for @Root & Pestle!
I'm on a new pound of it and my stupid body isn't responding, guess it's a different lot than the last (it's me, not them, I take ages before my body will respond to slight variations in my kava. annoying and expensive). smashing through it. cmon, body!
How much are you finding is your sweet spot?

 

[Osadandaula UK]

I'm so pleased for you @Osadandaula UK. Hooray for @Root & Pestle!
I'm on a new pound of it and my stupid body isn't responding, guess it's a different lot than the last (it's me, not them, I take ages before my body will respond to slight variations in my kava. annoying and expensive). smashing through it. cmon, body!
How much are you finding is your sweet spot?

Oh no, that is annoying and expensive! Yesterday was the first time and I did 13g expecting a pretty mild chill but it was more like 3/4 of the way into a proper kava session. I’ll experiment to find a sweet spot, interested to see what 20g does