Pzk
Kava Enthusiast
I wonder why instant Kava Kava doesn't have a much higher kavalactone content (the powder itself of course).
Lets say you have a strong cultivar with 10% kavalactones.
Now you make a kava brew and dry it. As far as I know and read, those instant powders are in the same kavalactone region ... 10% +/-
How comes? You extract the kavalactones by making a brew, leaving all the "roots" behind in the bag/mesh. Normally the dried instant must be higher in kavalactones. Then the higher price (double the price in EU) would make even more sense, then just because it is so easy so use.
I don't know where my mistake is, thinking about this issue?!
"Bang for the bug" wise, it doesn't make so much sense to order instant, especially if you do several washes with traditional grind...
I am close to ordering some instant, but somehow it is holding me back, thinking about paying double the price.
And I wouldn't just do it, because it is so easy to prepare... I love this instant made from fresh Kava roots...
Lets say you have a strong cultivar with 10% kavalactones.
Now you make a kava brew and dry it. As far as I know and read, those instant powders are in the same kavalactone region ... 10% +/-
How comes? You extract the kavalactones by making a brew, leaving all the "roots" behind in the bag/mesh. Normally the dried instant must be higher in kavalactones. Then the higher price (double the price in EU) would make even more sense, then just because it is so easy so use.
I don't know where my mistake is, thinking about this issue?!
"Bang for the bug" wise, it doesn't make so much sense to order instant, especially if you do several washes with traditional grind...
I am close to ordering some instant, but somehow it is holding me back, thinking about paying double the price.
And I wouldn't just do it, because it is so easy to prepare... I love this instant made from fresh Kava roots...