doctorfreeze
Kava Curious
A while back I did an experiment comparing the Aluball with the CTAHR method. The Aluball performed well, especially considering it takes only 1-2 minutes to prepare compared to multiple washes with a blender & strainer.
I sent my results to Kavafied, and they kindly sent me several Aluballs to play with—including one of the “new” Aluballs with a stainless steel ball inside. The ball I received was heavy and larger than a normal-sized marble.
Methods:
For this experiment, I used 5 grams of Cactus Kava’s Loa Lawena in each ball. I filled two wide-mouth Mason jars with 1 cup of water in each wash and shook the jars at the same time, one in each hand. This ensured that I was shaking both batches identically.
I did a total of 3 washes with each type of Aluball. The “new” Aluball (green) with the stainless steel ball was labeled “ball”. The original Aluball (pink) was simply labeled with the wash number.
Results:
The results were nearly identical, although I think the “new” Aluball gave a slightly darker kava. This photo shows the 3 washes after they were just stirred.
The next photo shows the same washes after letting them sit for about 30 minutes.
A few more photos showing washes #1 in the middle.
Conclusions:
Certainly adding a stainless steel ball inside the Aluball seems like a great idea. I can’t think of why *not* to try it, and it seems like it yields a slightly darker (and thus stronger) kava, although the results aren’t strikingly different.
If you have a stainless steel ball on hand, give it a try. Let me know what you think!
#AluBallin
I sent my results to Kavafied, and they kindly sent me several Aluballs to play with—including one of the “new” Aluballs with a stainless steel ball inside. The ball I received was heavy and larger than a normal-sized marble.
Methods:
For this experiment, I used 5 grams of Cactus Kava’s Loa Lawena in each ball. I filled two wide-mouth Mason jars with 1 cup of water in each wash and shook the jars at the same time, one in each hand. This ensured that I was shaking both batches identically.
Results:
The results were nearly identical, although I think the “new” Aluball gave a slightly darker kava. This photo shows the 3 washes after they were just stirred.
The next photo shows the same washes after letting them sit for about 30 minutes.
A few more photos showing washes #1 in the middle.
Conclusions:
Certainly adding a stainless steel ball inside the Aluball seems like a great idea. I can’t think of why *not* to try it, and it seems like it yields a slightly darker (and thus stronger) kava, although the results aren’t strikingly different.
If you have a stainless steel ball on hand, give it a try. Let me know what you think!
#AluBallin
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