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yes.
Lots of people do but I always make fresh because it just tastes better.
Pzk
Kava Enthusiast
The longer I know kava, I have to say I keep the leftovers in the freezer after two washes, for a last third one.
But the quality of the third one, only exists if you use hot water to help to extract the rest of it. But the effect is always different.
Meanwhile I prefer to do a third wash without freezing it before. But even then, the third isn't the same quality - effect wise. I don't mean the potency, I mean overall.
But it depends on cultivar, some have great qualities when you do a last wash with hot water - like you activate a hidden "bonus" within the kava. But those are rare. Mighty roots f.e. is one of those kavas.
Other third-washes produce headache. If Kava wouldn't be so expensive (especially in Europe), I would throw it away after 2x washes.
But the quality of the third one, only exists if you use hot water to help to extract the rest of it. But the effect is always different.
Meanwhile I prefer to do a third wash without freezing it before. But even then, the third isn't the same quality - effect wise. I don't mean the potency, I mean overall.
But it depends on cultivar, some have great qualities when you do a last wash with hot water - like you activate a hidden "bonus" within the kava. But those are rare. Mighty roots f.e. is one of those kavas.
Other third-washes produce headache. If Kava wouldn't be so expensive (especially in Europe), I would throw it away after 2x washes.
My take besides yes is if I am freezing kava (I don't bother anymore, I plan better for fresh prep each time) I liked mixing a little bit of fresh powder to the mix being frozen, when possible so that later when it was needed it would be unexpectedly stronger. It's a welcome surprise when you are going through the backup stash. Also I wouldn't bother freezing for third wash, best to freeze after the second and adding that extra bit to it.