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Noname
which one would extract the most kavalactones or anything else you hav in mind
Bubba Bula
krunkadelic relic
Rick.Sanchez
Kava Enthusiast
I shoot for ~55 degrees
Edit: Celsius
Edit: Celsius
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verticity
I'm interested in things
Boiling extracts the most, but makes the taste worse. I compromise and use hot water (approx 130 F, if @Rick.Sanchez means Celsius then the same as him...)
I only tried this once
never again, comes out all thick and nasty, Ice cold is the way to go but I knead with warm water.
Myk
Kava Enthusiast
If you can handle extra fiber in your diet there's no need for extraction, you can simply ingest all of them. Find a very fine ground kava. RealKava.com's Special Reserve Blue label or their 5 Star are my favorites for this method. A good splash of olive oil (I use Olive Ranch's everday) 4oz. cold water 1 heaping tablespoon kava powder . Blend for a couple minutes and glup! About twice the kavalactones of any other method. Not for everybody but a bite of chocolate goes a long way to stave of nausea.
Palmetto
Thank God!
I am an oddball in that I don't like kava anything colder than room temp. I also do about 5 washes on a single batch, but I usually mix the last one with a new batch. Spread the bacteria I always say! I'm in a kava funk right now. I don't do it as much for enjoyment, but rather I just drink it to get through my current miserable job until I start my new job this summer. If my wife were reasonable, I would start my much better new job next month, but that won't happen. I'm pushing it back until August or September.
Zaphod
Kava Lover
Yes - using hot tap water when I do traditional prep makes the brew much more bitter than cold water. I also find hot water prep to make a much heavier kava than cold water. I am only guessing that hot water extracts out more of the "heavy" KLs.
Plantacious
Kava Enthusiast
I boiled my kava to a nice sheen, which Chris at @Gourmet Hawaiian Kava says is to critical.
Chris would be proud of my sheen.
Chris would be proud of my sheen.
Wow! That stuff looks good, Tell us how it is, that looks great. That sheen is the kavalactones. I am proud. 
Plantacious
Kava Enthusiast
It was delicious. And kind to the mind. Of course, it helps that I used GHK Nene Medium Grind.Wow! That stuff looks good, Tell us how it is, that looks great. That sheen is the kavalactones. I am proud.
You were right ; we must set those kavalectones free ; and not keep them locked up any longer !
Boiling doesn't kill them, it sets them free
It won't taste much different since you add milk, it's worth the warm water prep, you might as well get the most kl's for your buck.
Warm milk for extra sedation?