Pineapple IS the answer!

[raginred]

I should have known the experts are right!! Since day one I've been trying to figure it how to make the taste tolerable. Today I bought a fresh pineapple at the grocery store. I'm mixing my micronized with cold sweet tea, chugging it, rinsing my mouth out with more sweet tea, and then popping a piece of fresh pineapple into my mouth. Trying to hold my breath through as much of that process as possible. Finally I found an answer!

 

[Squanch72]

I just make my grog in V8 Splash orange pineapple anymore. Really tastes good.

 

[Edward]

Ok, I AM weird but I quite like the taste...

 

[Zac Imiola (Herbalist)]

It's not the taste so much for me as the texture, taste and smell together .

 

[Blippy5]

I got used to the taste.
Can't eat pinapple though, tge bromeline (sp?) really bothers my mouth.

 

[The Kap'n]

I got used to the taste.
Can't eat pinapple though, tge bromeline (sp?) really bothers my mouth.

Same here. Why can't I just eat pineapple without it having to try to digest me?

 

[raginred]

@Squanch72 i was actually thinking about trying it with orange juice.

@Blippy5 and kapmcrunk.... i'm the same way, but i cant eat some in moderation. if i just bite into one chunck with every swig, i'll be okay. but i cant make a feast out of it

 

[Blippy5]

I guess if it's really ripe, it's not supposed to be as bad

 

[Squanch72]

Yeah I loves me some pineapple but my mouth doesn't either.
Making it in straight orange juice would be brutal. The V8 Splash is easy on my mouth and stomach and goes down easy.

 

[Zac Imiola (Herbalist)]

Yeah orange juice doesn't have enough kick suprisingly

 

[Edward]

Mixed my instant in pineapple juice tonight and it was really palatable.

 

[F3TU5]

I guess if it's really ripe, it's not supposed to be as bad

Really ripe pineapple u can eat for days. It's got almost no bite to it.

 

[Edward]

There is a point where it becomes a lot sweeter and a lot less sharp but then it's not long until it goes bad. A pineapple sweet spot?

 

[Steph]

When I first started I used sweet beverages. I started to think about the peppery taste of the kava. Decided to make it savory instead of sweet. Now I chug it followed by V-8 vegetable juice. Don't use sweet juices at all now. Still follow this with crystallized ginger.

 

[kavayo]

If you have a juicer juice some whole ginger root, the flavor is so potent it will completely wipe out the kava taste.

I WAS just thinking of using a juicer for kava, do you have any other good recommendations on its use?

 

[Edward]

I find raw ginger a bit harsh. In warm water it takes the edge off. I have heard people recommending powdered ginger but I haven't tried it myself.

 

[yardcat]

Pineapple is indeed part of my daily kava ritual. Chug a shell and chase with a slice. My favorite kava chaser!

 

[verticity]

Same here. Why can't I just eat pineapple without it having to try to digest me?

You need to make sure the pineapple is dead first, or that is a real danger.

 

[Zac Imiola (Herbalist)]

Hahaha seriously .

 

[verticity]

I find raw ginger a bit harsh. In warm water it takes the edge off. I have heard people recommending powdered ginger but I haven't tried it myself.

Crystallized ginger is delicious. (Basically candied ginger)