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  1. NileKinnick

    Wanting to get back into Kava for daytime anxiolytic effects

    Trying the lawena. Didn't try squanch last time around. IIRC, you like to freeze and get additional washes after collecting? I would do two washes with the same grind and then discard. I'm assuming you'd suggest freezing after the two washes and collecting a couple batches and then rewashing a...
  2. NileKinnick

    Wanting to get back into Kava for daytime anxiolytic effects

    Is there a good affordable heady/blendy kava that would be fine for daytime work/anxiolytic effects? I'd be fine with medium traditional prep or micro, but what I'm really concerned with is affordable. I just quit drinking a couple weeks ago (again) and we're heading into the busiest time of my...
  3. NileKinnick

    Safe alternative to alcohol

    I quit drinking January 4th. Some kava in the night time most nights since. Some weekends I've also taken K@. Haven't really been tempted to booze since. And I had been a heavy heavy drinker for around 6-7 years. I checked myself in for a medical detox when I wanted to quit and required a...
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    I Love Kava Friday Survived another week of BonkersWorld

    I found an independent nutrition supplement store in my town that supplies Kava King's micronized a couple weeks ago. It's ~twice the online price, but still a great deal for Vanuatu micro ($13 for 1/4 lb) when you were a little aggressive with the last of your medium grind and are waiting for...
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    Kava Culture Deeply rooted and forgot my pizza

    That's stoner stuff man. I miss herb.
  6. NileKinnick

    My Morning Kava Routine

    To date, my strongest effects have come from a morning sesh on a completely empty stomach. 1:1 blend of Pouni Ono and Borogu I had prepare and refrigerated over night. It almost reminded me of a two-hit toke of a good sativa-dominant strain of cannabis (basically what I recall of the occasional...
  7. NileKinnick

    Kava Resistant?

    Pouni Ono is also supposed to be a "headier" kava. I don't get much in the way of effects from that in the evening if I've had a couple meals during the day. Even if I start 4-5 hours after my last meal. I got the strongest effects from the Pouni Ono when I made a traditional prep 1:1 with...
  8. NileKinnick

    Anyone want to test a homemade extract prep?

    What would you use for ethanol that's readily available? Any liquor is going to be, unless I'm mistaken (I'm no scientist), minimum 40 proof/20% ABV if you mix 1:1 with water. Or is the idea that you let most of the liquid evaporate so you're left with a very concentrated liquid with less...
  9. NileKinnick

    Just got my first Aluball. And some unanswered questions.

    Shaking the bottle with the aluball causes enough agitation with 2 tbsp to mimic the grog you get from kneading 4 tbsp? Or do you mean a second wash with 4 tbsp that have already been used to prepare grog with the aluball?
  10. NileKinnick

    Just got my first Aluball. And some unanswered questions.

    I don't have an aluball and haven't tried, but it seems as if the makas from aluball wash would be much better for a second or possibly third wash in traditional prep. Does the aluball do anything other than allow water in and out? Seems like you could get a lot more out of that powder if you...
  11. NileKinnick

    Polynesian Gold™ 70% CO2 Extract - 10g Jar

    Do you notice a difference in onset sublingually vs just straight ingesting? Do kavalactones work like that? I know of a marked difference from personal experience having compared methods with benzos in the past. I have some of this now but I haven't busted it open yet. Was going to experiment...
  12. NileKinnick

    Borogu vs. 'Eva

    I haven't tried Eva (or the vast majorities of kava cultivars, for that matter). Borogu has been the best value I've found so far. I really like the taste and the effects are right in the ballpark of what I'm looking for after work. Last weekend, I made a blend of half Borogu half Pouni Ono and...
  13. NileKinnick

    Reverse Tolerance and cessation

    If you've broken through reverse tolerance and stop drinking kava for short periods of take (say 1-2 weeks), will your receptors typically still react to lower doses of kava? I thought I read somewhere where the half life of k-tones was short and it was more a matter of receptors in your brain...
  14. NileKinnick

    What is Borogoru/borogu?

    Is boroguru similar in flavor to borogu? Borogu has been my favorite tasting kava I've tried. I enjoy the numbing because it remembers me a bit of a coke drip (maybe not the greatest reason, but I haven't touched that stuff in years). I also find it less bitter than some of the finer medium...
  15. NileKinnick

    I Love Kava Friday Friday. We made it.

    This Pouni Ono has made for a pretty floaty weekend. Straight Pouni Ono in the AM, a mix with Borogu at night. Borogu is quite the bargain (and probably my favorite tasting kava I've tried).
  16. NileKinnick

    Insomnia tips?

    Aye. I've only known a handful of people who've been prescribed trazodone and it was either ineffective or they loved it. Though they may not have told me if they had bad side effects.
  17. NileKinnick

    Insomnia tips?

    If I suspect I'm going to have insomnia (catch it early enough), I'll take two Benadryl and the recommended dosage of valerian root capsules. I won't take Benadryl in the middle of a bout with insomnia if I have to wake up in 4 or 5 hours because I'll be more drowsy than if I just sleep for 2...
  18. NileKinnick

    Insomnia tips?

    I don't think this is safer than trazodone long term ;). Benzo dependency is nasty.
  19. NileKinnick

    Save kava by making a shell or 2 from the makas

    I guess I've been doing two batches with my stuff. ~16 tablespoons soaked and then kneaded with just over 4 cups of water. Then a second batch with 3 cups of water. That about fills two of these cylinder plastic containers I have on hand for storing leftover soup. I may be overdoing the powder...
  20. NileKinnick

    Powdered Kava Review Borogu

    I love this stuff.
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