I just made the strangest batch ever with this stuff. I think it was partly because the grind was too fine, but also it soaked up water like ive never seen before. I use 1 cup root to 2 cups water and normally with other kavas it make a nice liquid batch. this stuff absorbed all the water and turned into and almost solid clay sludge. It was wild how much it expanded. And the smell was unlike any other kava I have ever smelled, in the bag it had a hint of sweetness and when it got wet it smelled like paint thinner, pretty hardcore. So i let it soak for 30 min and tried to squeeze it, it was so thick and slimy but at the same time the grind was so fine it all went completely through my fijian strainer, literally all of it, no pulp left. So i dont think i extracted as many kavalactones as possible because I physically couldnt squeeze it, it came right out of the bag. So i tried blending it for a long time, then i strained it 3 times through the fijian bag.
i'll post effects once it kicks in.