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Asmrtica

Kava Curious
Hi Y'all,

I'm a newbie to kava, and have a couple questions. I've really enjoyed kava so far. I had tried the dried root a long time ago, and it seems really tough to feel any effects, so I stopped. Then a I guess a month or so ago I saw that there was instant kava for sale on the realkava website and decided to try it. It was much easier to get down, so it was cool to feel the relaxing effects :) the instant is pretty pricey though, so I ordered dried root from the real kava website, but now I don't know what to do with it.

Can I drink the fine root powder without straining first?
The package says to put it in a blender for a minute on high, and then drink it, but I thought with dried kava root you can't drink it straight? Have any of y'all tried the real kava vanuatu root powder that's been "micronized"? Did you drink it whole?

If you don't drink it whole, what should I use to strain it?
 
Kimmer

Kimmer

Patently irritable
If you purchased med. grind kava, you need to knead and strain. The blender method is one way of doing that, but I would pour the blended mixture into a strainer/nut milk bag, or a knee high nylon, and strain it through that.
I usually just dump the powder into the nylon and work it good in warm water.
If you bought micronized, you can maybe just drink it--do you have a link to the kava?
 
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Asmrtica

Kava Curious
Oh and what are good places to get a strainer or nut milk bag? Is it something I can get at a grocery store?
 
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Asmrtica

Kava Curious
oh I see now, in their directions online they recommend straining it. Well I'll be getting the paint strainer and trying some out today. Thanks for the info! :)
 
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Asmrtica

Kava Curious
I ended up getting pantyhose, because the store I was at had those already and I didn't feel like another errand, which worked out! I normally hate self-checkout, but this time I was glad for it because I got to buy my pantyhose in secret. lol. You'd think being gay I would be over what people would think of me buying pantyhose. But no. haha I tried to make myself feel more comfortable by thinking "well if someone asks I'll just say that I'm taking it home to put a dried root from a tropical island in it so I can squeeze out a magical substance" that would ALSO be hard to explain lol.

I wasn't sure whether to put the kava in the butt of the pantyhose, or one of the legs, but decided on the left leg and then rolled it up and held the top. My bf had thrown up several times the first time we tried Kava, because he drank too much of it, and we had used cheesecloth which let all the fibers though. This pantyhose though was quite effective. I didn't feel the stomach churning/gagging feeling that I had had when I had the unproperly filtered grog.

thoughts on the realkava vanuatu blend:

Well this root kava was good, I think it’s stronger and lasts longer than the instant, it’s a little harder to get down, but not as bad as the stuff I had first tried a while ago. I actually got really relaxed with it pretty quickly, so I kept forgetting to drink more haha so I’m not sure if I had the full effects yet. This one feels a little less physically relaxing, more mental. I could see myself doing a paper or watching a show, it kinda works with mental work or relaxing I think. I slept really well, had crazy vivid dreams which was actually pretty fun.

It destroyed my appetite, I think I was at an intense deficit so I probably also would have felt more physically relaxed if I had had a little more food throughout the day.
It was fun to make too. I have one day left over I think. One word of warning, it looks almost identical to coffee with half and half!! lol so be careful when taking coffee out of the fridge lol
 
Kimmer

Kimmer

Patently irritable
I use the knee-high nylons almost all the time. (And my BF once guzzled my grog thinking it was chocolate milk--what a surprise he got!!)
 
blindy107

blindy107

Kava Lover
Hahah yes it does look like coffee. Don't want to make that mistake as warmed kava is terrifying.

Welcome aboard!:pompus:
 
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Asmrtica

Kava Curious
ahaaaa cool. Will do! now next up how do y'all wash the pantyhose? Do you just rinse it or can you use soap with pantyhose?

I've really enjoyed watering my plants while drinking kava. I really take my time with each plant and notice more details about the blooms, leaves, I just really enjoy it. I've also noticed I seem to be more creative lately. I also seem to feel a little bit of the effects of kava almost instantly, is that typical?
 
Skitty

Skitty

Kava Enthusiast
I just bought a sample of the Kwik Kava from Real Kava. I hope I will feel as well as you do, Asmrtica! :)
 
Edward

Edward

Aluballin' in the UK
Kava Vendor
I use one knee high and then just throw it away, they're cheap enough for a pack. I find one enough to strain everything out but I have seen people recommend two.
 
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Asmrtica

Kava Curious
I also tried "Moi" from GHK...WOW!! Loved this stuff! I will definitely be getting some more :)

I also got a nut milk bag that I'll be trying next time...what I might end up doing is getting the knee high pantyhose and then putting one of those in the nut milk bag and straining it that way.
 
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dr phalloid

Kava Enthusiast
Asmrtica said:
I ended up getting pantyhose, because the store I was at had those already and I didn't feel like another errand, which worked out! I normally hate self-checkout, but this time I was glad for it because I got to buy my pantyhose in secret. lol. You'd think being gay I would be over what people would think of me buying pantyhose. But no. haha I tried to make myself feel more comfortable by thinking "well if someone asks I'll just say that I'm taking it home to put a dried root from a tropical island in it so I can squeeze out a magical substance" that would ALSO be hard to explain lol.

I wasn't sure whether to put the kava in the butt of the pantyhose, or one of the legs, but decided on the left leg and then rolled it up and held the top. My bf had thrown up several times the first time we tried Kava, because he drank too much of it, and we had used cheesecloth which let all the fibers though. This pantyhose though was quite effective. I didn't feel the stomach churning/gagging feeling that I had had when I had the unproperly filtered grog.

thoughts on the realkava vanuatu blend:

Well this root kava was good, I think it’s stronger and lasts longer than the instant, it’s a little harder to get down, but not as bad as the stuff I had first tried a while ago. I actually got really relaxed with it pretty quickly, so I kept forgetting to drink more haha so I’m not sure if I had the full effects yet. This one feels a little less physically relaxing, more mental. I could see myself doing a paper or watching a show, it kinda works with mental work or relaxing I think. I slept really well, had crazy vivid dreams which was actually pretty fun.

It destroyed my appetite, I think I was at an intense deficit so I probably also would have felt more physically relaxed if I had had a little more food throughout the day.
It was fun to make too. I have one day left over I think. One word of warning, it looks almost identical to coffee with half and half!! lol so be careful when taking coffee out of the fridge lol
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hi,i recently tried instant from real kava a member of this forum was kind enough to post me a bag,ive been drinking kava for 7 years +found the instant pretty strong stuff as it states on the bag its more powerfull than the powder,but you would be in a better position to judge that as I haven't tried the powder.as for a strainer I would recommend a Fijian bought one 3 years ago still going strong,easy to use+clean it filters all fibers out its a perfect strainer,bought mine from bkh.
 
Kavafied

Kavafied

Kava Vendor
Asmrtica said:
Hi Y'all,

I'm a newbie to kava, and have a couple questions. I've really enjoyed kava so far. I had tried the dried root a long time ago, and it seems really tough to feel any effects, so I stopped. Then a I guess a month or so ago I saw that there was instant kava for sale on the realkava website and decided to try it. It was much easier to get down, so it was cool to feel the relaxing effects :) the instant is pretty pricey though, so I ordered dried root from the real kava website, but now I don't know what to do with it.

Can I drink the fine root powder without straining first?
The package says to put it in a blender for a minute on high, and then drink it, but I thought with dried kava root you can't drink it straight? Have any of y'all tried the real kava vanuatu root powder that's been "micronized"? Did you drink it whole?

If you don't drink it whole, what should I use to strain it?
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AluBall is great for new users to make Kava www.getkavafied.com
 
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