Powdered Kava Review Hiwa - Medium Grind

[Blippy5]

Hiwa is a very different kava for me. I found it to be really heady, with a lot of muscle relaxation. I did not find this kava sedating at all. It is the most potent kava I have ever tried. I have a hard time describing the profile of Hiwa, but I find it to be a good experience.

Edit: I forgot to add that I have found Hiwa to be a bit drying, but I was also hitting it a bit heavy.

 

[TheKavaSociety]

Yes, it is a strange kava. Comes with a heady hit, but is ultimately a fantastic muscle relaxant. A liquid massage kava!

 

[Blippy5]

Yea. It's something I want to drink again, but not one I want to drink every day.

 

[Deleted User01]

@Blippy5, thanks for the review and thanks for the heads up on the Hiwa. I'm expecting to make it a weekend kava and perhaps on bad work days. Those days when I still need the energy for the headiness but I need the "relaxant" to get thru the day.

 

[Zac Imiola (Herbalist)]

Yeah hiwa blew my head off.. lol

 

[blindy107]

So you found it a bit drying as well @Blippy5? That's good to hear. I hate being alone...hah!

I guess at @Lamakan had similar issues with drying.

Thanks for the great review.

 

[Blippy5]

Yeah, but i think it may be related to its potency. I was drinking it at the same amount as other kavas.

 

[Deleted User01]

I wish this review would show as a thread in the GHK section. The review tool is nice when you want to research something. I finally saw the review up on top with an icon. Wasn't expecting that but then again I just did some Hiwa. I guess I need to dig in some more and see what else is new.

Ok, I saw the option for reviews. Nice feature. I like it. Just gotta pay close attention.

 

[Pocketplayer]

Just had to get clarity here...you used 64 grams? I looked this up;
There are 4.2 grams in a teaspoon and since a tablespoon equals 3 teaspoons, there are 12.6 grams in a tablespoon

I just did slightly over 2 teaspoons into AluBall...(5 grams) and you did SIXTY-FOUR?

 

[Zentri]

A tablespoon of kava tends to weigh ~7-8g on average if I recall, there's actually a thread around here where people weighed a bunch of different strains and compared.

Edit: found it http://kavaforums.com/forum/threads/weight-of-various-kava.1765/

 

[Blippy5]

Just had to get clarity here...you used 64 grams? I looked this up;
There are 4.2 grams in a teaspoon and since a tablespoon equals 3 teaspoons, there are 12.6 grams in a tablespoon

I just did slightly over 2 teaspoons into AluBall...(5 grams) and you did SIXTY-FOUR?

Lol yeah, it's a lot of hiwa, but I think I mentioned that was a two day batch for me. So 32g, still a little heavy.

 

[Edward]

Just had to get clarity here...you used 64 grams? I looked this up;
There are 4.2 grams in a teaspoon and since a tablespoon equals 3 teaspoons, there are 12.6 grams in a tablespoon

I just did slightly over 2 teaspoons into AluBall...(5 grams) and you did SIXTY-FOUR?

5 grams of med grind wouldn't do much for most people, even of Hiwa. @Henry worked out my 2/3rds of a cup of whatever I was having that night came to about 70 grams. He says 50 grams is a good solid medicinal dose, 60 is getting on to heavy krunking. Good luck to you if you can get anything out of 5!