Kava ice cream! (Patent pending:-) )

[Capitán Bastos]

I am announcing my next kava project. Kava ice cream!
Not sure if I will go for parfait or gelato first. Have anyone of you ever tried making or eating kava ice cream? As for flavor, I'll not fuzz around too much the first time around. I figure I'll just use honey and kava.

Cooking is one of my greatest passions. It's also a form of therapy for me.

Wouldn't it be great to have a scoop or two of kava ice cream on a hot summer's day to melt your worries away?

I will update this thread with pictures and all.

The ideal concentration would be to make one scoop - one shell ratio, I think.

What do you guys think?
Any comments/suggestions?

 

[Capitán Bastos]

Of course there's two more options:
Granité or sorbet. I just have a feeling that a more rich and creamy texture will be more pleasant with the kava. I'm not sure how the kava will effect the cream though. If I can't whip the cream, I can't make parfait. I guess instant or extractions would be the easiest way to go, but I only have powdered so I would need to make a highly concentrated thick kava and probably fold it in to the cream.

A granité is comparable to a firm slush, that would probably be the easiest one. Heat will be an issue though seeing as the process usually involves adding flavor to sugar melted in water.

I'll make a go with powdered first.
If any vendors (or anyone else) wants me to try using instants, pm me for address and send me a sample. My kava budget for a while, is spent. I'll make 0,5-1litre batches.

@Global Kava Exports @Paradise Kava @Kalm with Kava @Gourmet Hawaiian Kava

 

[blindy107]

Soft serve wouldn't require heat and you use powdered milk already so a good, finely ground micro might be easy to sneak in.

 

[blindy107]

Actually...kalm concentrate would be a friggin awesome base for flavor and potency. I may join you on this adventure...for my own use only, of course.

 

[Zac Imiola (Herbalist)]

Haha definitley micro or instant !

 

[sɥɐʞɐs]

Sounds like I'll be eating 4-5 scoops of ice cream every night

j/k I might have one scoop after my usual shells, if the milk/fat seemed to kick it up a n0tch.

 

[winder]

Oh, this is very tempting to try to experiment with! I have a gelato machine at home that could use a little workout this weekend. I'm thinking the instant I have from BKH might work really well with this as it has a very fresh, "green" flavor to me, almost like green tea and I love green tea ice cream...hmm...

 

[Capitán Bastos]

Soft serve wouldn't require heat and you use powdered milk already so a good, finely ground micro might be easy to sneak in.

Parfait doesn't require heat either. I'm Just not sure if I can whip the cream after introducing the kava to it. Not sure if I can't either.
I'll start my experiments next week.
The idea of an ice cream that also numbs the mouth and help you relax is appealing to me.

 

[blindy107]

Make it with a kitchenaid. Why could you not mix it with kava added?

 

[blindy107]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacojet

They cost like 6k$ but will make amazing frozen stuff. If you are serious about a business venture might worth it.

 

[Zac Imiola (Herbalist)]

This just sounds down right delicious, Ecspecially how cold ice cream is you shouldn't really taste the kava too much.

 

[The Kap'n]

We've got a Stoelting VB9 batch freezer just sitting in our showroom. Demo model. Only $5,980.00!!!! + Shipping!!!!!

 

[Zac Imiola (Herbalist)]

Hahaha this guy said he is short on kava funds let alone equipment money ... that is bad ass tho

 

[The Kap'n]

Hahaha this guy said he is short on kava funds let alone equipment money ... that is bad ass tho

I'll tell you what, innovating with kava can be massively expensive. Just my experiment at home making instant cost quite a few gs just to see if it worked. It worked...just took too long and I'm known for really appreciating my couch.

 

[50ShadesOfKava]

I toyed with the idea of kava bbq sauce, as I thought the peppery earthiness of the kava would go well with ribs and cause twice the "itis" but then the appetite suppression thing came to mind and I realized I wouldn't sell as much bbq. Kalm with kava concentrate was proposed at that time too. If you did the right vanilla flavor with a super concentraded squeeze, and mixed in mint / chocolate chips, I would think you'd have a great success. The down side would be how would you distribute it? If you were able to make a dry mix that folks could do in their home ice cream makers though, you might have something. I'd suggest you try kava king's vanilla shake with a bit of chocolate added first though or perhapse use that as a base.

 

[avahZ]

But but it makes my tounge numb, I would waste all the yummy num num ice cream...!

 

[Bubba Bula]

Kava ice cream is a great idea. The coldness of the kava would help numb the taste buds making the kava a little more palatable. If I may make a suggestion: Chocolate and grape flavorings are commonly used in the food industry to mask flavors, I would recommend one of those flavors for your frozen kava treat.

 

[blindy107]

Yeah I think that's why a mild instant or concentrate would be nice. I think I'll try to. Mike @Kalm with Kava! I need some more koncentrate, stat!

Kalm already tastes like orange creamsicle. Why not work with that?

 

[Capitán Bastos]

Oh, this is very tempting to try to experiment with! I have a gelato machine at home that could use a little workout this weekend. I'm thinking the instant I have from BKH might work really well with this as it has a very fresh, "green" flavor to me, almost like green tea and I love green tea ice cream...hmm...

Props on the machine! Looking good.

 

[Capitán Bastos]

Make it with a kitchenaid. Why could you not mix it with kava added?

I'm just not sure how the kava will affect the cream. If I can't whip the cream, I can't make parfait.