Double M Herbals | Kratom Forum

This is a great uplifting kava. Moreso on the heady side of the spectrum. I look forwards to going to a social event with it flowing in my veins. Bula my friends!

Thanks for getting the kava section kicked off.

I am going to order some soon. I really want to try it. I heard it can sometimes cause insomnia though, and I suffer from that enough as it is. How many days a week do you use it?

@e_poison

I use it 1-2 times a week before 5pm. Insomnia is an uncommon side effect. I get it and have talked to one other person that does too. Most people get a great nights sleep

Just had a little 11 year WAKA (micronized) before dinner tonight. Great way to wind down after a long day of work. I'll have some also 1-2 times a week. Sometimes will do the full process (kneading the medium grind root), but I'm pretty lazy and I like the micro just fine. KWK's micros are good too.

Is it better to get it already ground or do it myself? I'm not quite sure how to prepare it.

Is it better to get it already ground or do it myself? I'm not quite sure how to prepare it.

A damn fine question. I only found this article (sorta) on the subject - https://www.kavatime.us/blogs/kava-blog ... nized-kava. Based on this I should think it best to buy already micronized product . An alternative is the aluball. It is sorta like a blender bottle that holds the medium grind kava in a mesh ball. People swear by it and I have been curious to try one myself. I have even heard reports that it is great for micronized so you aren't ingesting so much plant matter. As I sit here with a somewhat irritated stomach due to the 8 T or so of micronized I ingested I can't help but wonder if this isn't a bad idea. All this being said preparing micronized is easy as hell. Mix with a liquid, stir, and you are good to go. One thing to keep in mind with kava is that kavalactones are fat soluble. I often use milk but I have also added soy lecithin to water to make it a little better at extracting. I don't think the fat is very important with micronized since you are ingesting the plant matter too. I personally haven't noticed a difference in micronized in water vs milk. I am fond of using hazelnut non-dairy milks (soy, almond, rice) as a mixer as it does reduce the perfumed dirt flavor of kava that many find offputting.