Kava Preparation Ziploc bag plan
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Oh this is great. I was waiting for someone to adopt this routine and let us know how it works.
Doesn't it taste different once you defrost it? Doesn't the microwave affect the KL's since it's being nuked? I have no idea which is why I am asking. I wonder if defrosting it by dunking it a bow with hot water would be better at maintaining the integrity of the grog. I am definitely interested in knowing more as well
I've done this before, kunky. The taste is muted a bit since it was frozen, but honestly it's basically the same grog that went in before it was frozen. Nuking the batch probably wouldn't hurt it unless you're boiling it.Doesn't it taste different once you defrost it? Doesn't the microwave affect the KL's since it's being nuked? I have no idea which is why I am asking. I wonder if defrosting it by dunking it a bow with hot water would be better at maintaining the integrity of the grog. I am definitely interested in knowing more as well
This may be interesting on a pick nick or an all day event where you want to leave the house with a slushy/frozen concoction and it be ready by the time you get there. Like the fourth of July or some such day.
I should have been more clear that I was planning on putting it in the microwave, but up to this point, I just tried with with one bag so far and just let it melt starting in the morning until the afternoon. What I like about this method is that I put a quarter pound of kava in a strainer bag and knead for about 20 min, so it saves me some time. I know some of you like the kava ritual, but I find it very mundane.
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Noname
Why not just do blend and strain method?
Longer storage. Kava kept unfrozen in the fridge will last a few days. Kava kept frozen will last indefinitely until the water sublimates and you're left with instant kava again
Chris1052
Kava Curious
Is a week too long to leave it refrigerated? What happens to it, does it lose potency or actually go bad and make you sick?Longer storage. Kava kept unfrozen in the fridge will last a few days. Kava kept frozen will last indefinitely until the water sublimates and you're left with instant kava again
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Krunkie McKrunkface
Kava Connoisseur
Some people have left it up to a week in the fridge, some refuse to let it go past 3 days. I've never managed to make it last more than two because between me and the wife it's gone real fast. It's so easy to do a 4 oz shot or mini shell, especially if it's just sitting there in the fridge all prepped and ready. I might not always want to krunk but it's hard to imagine a time that a little 4 oz shot of grog isn't welcome. As a health tonic, you understand.