EtherealElement
Kava Curious
Background:
So in my Kava Experience, I've tried Kava that a friend brought home one time from a kava bar and it was pretty nice, but I only felt a relatively slight euphoria for a very short 20-40 minute duration, when compared to my friend who reported to have felt it to the point of being intoxicated. in the most lovely way possible [; This was my most enjoyable and pronounced experience to date.
I have also tried those Yogi Kava Stress Relief Tea Bag things, trying like up to 8 bags at a time, steeping with honey and milk for like 20-30 minutes, stirring for like 10 of those minutes constantly, in a manner that stirs the kava in the bags so i can get all the kavalactones possible ( see, I know a little d; ) and even after all of that, I have only ever gotten a feeling that made me think 'oh, this is alright. multiplied by 100 and I might even enjoy it.'
And the last real experience to mention is when another friend who loves kava (but i don't think does it very often) gave me, i think, 4-5 TBS of something 'Vanuatu?' in a muslin bag, which apparently got him krunk. For me, I only got something like the previously mentioned feeling with the yogi tea bags, only a little bit more pronounced. But it was actually more disappointing than the yogi because i had expectations of real kava. and yeah i know muslin bags kinda suck but i pressed and stirred it with a spoon the whole time it steeped for like 40 minutes in not boiling water.
So, Anyway...
I ordered an AluCup with AluBall (which arrived today, thus spurring my need to acquire kava STAT) as well as Loa Waka Fiji Kava from KWK based on what i got from reviews, but i found out it was going to take forever to ship so I started looking for a faster option. Looking at Amazon kava it seems like dua na bilo is a good option and i see good things about a loa waka on there, and there's even quite a few KWK products on there, but I feel i can get better advice if I search somewhere interactive, like say, this forum?
What I want from my Kava!
I was looking for something heady but relaxing. Like the Kava equivalent of a good Sativa Hybrid. [;
I love to draw when I'm in that zone, but when I have my wits about me I write in all kinds of medium. So something that might make me feel creative and euphoric, with some relaxing elements because I've heard that some can be strains can give an angsty tinge to them. But i also like to chill out at night with some books, manga, tv or movies at night and relax. Basically, anything i can either zone out with at night or will help me relax and draw/write but not necessarily give me a total mental block. I would like recommendations from the whole spectrum, like if one strain fits one activity but not another, to something that could compliment a variety of activities.
Lastly: Concentrates
I've been curious about concentrates seeing as I prefer concentrates in other areas and they seem to both be easier to control the exact dose and i was wondering if they taste better. I would love thoughts and opinions as well as recommendations in this area!
*Edit ALSO, I WOULD PREFER AMAZON OR SIMILAR MARKETPLACES OR DELIVERY TIMES IF POSSIBLE, BUT I STILL WOULD LIKE ALL STRAIN RECOMMENDATIONS, AS I AM A NEWBY. TY [=
THANK YOU ALL IN ADVANCED,
-eTHEREALeLEMENT
So in my Kava Experience, I've tried Kava that a friend brought home one time from a kava bar and it was pretty nice, but I only felt a relatively slight euphoria for a very short 20-40 minute duration, when compared to my friend who reported to have felt it to the point of being intoxicated. in the most lovely way possible [; This was my most enjoyable and pronounced experience to date.
I have also tried those Yogi Kava Stress Relief Tea Bag things, trying like up to 8 bags at a time, steeping with honey and milk for like 20-30 minutes, stirring for like 10 of those minutes constantly, in a manner that stirs the kava in the bags so i can get all the kavalactones possible ( see, I know a little d; ) and even after all of that, I have only ever gotten a feeling that made me think 'oh, this is alright. multiplied by 100 and I might even enjoy it.'
And the last real experience to mention is when another friend who loves kava (but i don't think does it very often) gave me, i think, 4-5 TBS of something 'Vanuatu?' in a muslin bag, which apparently got him krunk. For me, I only got something like the previously mentioned feeling with the yogi tea bags, only a little bit more pronounced. But it was actually more disappointing than the yogi because i had expectations of real kava. and yeah i know muslin bags kinda suck but i pressed and stirred it with a spoon the whole time it steeped for like 40 minutes in not boiling water.
So, Anyway...
I ordered an AluCup with AluBall (which arrived today, thus spurring my need to acquire kava STAT) as well as Loa Waka Fiji Kava from KWK based on what i got from reviews, but i found out it was going to take forever to ship so I started looking for a faster option. Looking at Amazon kava it seems like dua na bilo is a good option and i see good things about a loa waka on there, and there's even quite a few KWK products on there, but I feel i can get better advice if I search somewhere interactive, like say, this forum?
What I want from my Kava!
I was looking for something heady but relaxing. Like the Kava equivalent of a good Sativa Hybrid. [;
I love to draw when I'm in that zone, but when I have my wits about me I write in all kinds of medium. So something that might make me feel creative and euphoric, with some relaxing elements because I've heard that some can be strains can give an angsty tinge to them. But i also like to chill out at night with some books, manga, tv or movies at night and relax. Basically, anything i can either zone out with at night or will help me relax and draw/write but not necessarily give me a total mental block. I would like recommendations from the whole spectrum, like if one strain fits one activity but not another, to something that could compliment a variety of activities.
Lastly: Concentrates
I've been curious about concentrates seeing as I prefer concentrates in other areas and they seem to both be easier to control the exact dose and i was wondering if they taste better. I would love thoughts and opinions as well as recommendations in this area!
*Edit ALSO, I WOULD PREFER AMAZON OR SIMILAR MARKETPLACES OR DELIVERY TIMES IF POSSIBLE, BUT I STILL WOULD LIKE ALL STRAIN RECOMMENDATIONS, AS I AM A NEWBY. TY [=
THANK YOU ALL IN ADVANCED,
-eTHEREALeLEMENT