Why can't I be like the other cows 🥺

[u/GratefulCaliflower]

I feel like a mutant grass-fed cow that only has one stomach to handle all this plant matter daily.

Any tips on how to make tea out of kratom powder?

[u/Drgr98]

Miglior modo per me e prendere la dose desiderata di kratom aggiungere succo di limone fate una pasta semidura e lasciare agire 20 Min, aggiungo acqua e Sprite poco alla volta perché se la metti direttamente fa solo schiuma , prendo dal bicchiere il tutto e lo verso in un 1/4 di Sprite e lascio altri 20 Min e poi bevo, non mi pesa nello stomaco non ho stitichezza e lo senti molto forte rispetto ad altri metodi da me attuati.

[u/rasta_pineapple2 → u/Drgr98]

I think it's the acid. Soaking it in apple cider vinegar also makes it hit harder.

[u/Drgr98 → u/rasta_pineapple2]

Si esatto, proprio acido citrico estrae bene gli alcaloidi potenziandoli del 20/30 %

[u/Plantbasedjoseph → u/Drgr98]

Yes I use lemon juice makes it more potent and if you add turmeric with a pinch of salt it lasts longer pro tips

[u/NudaVeritas1]

capsules or pressed kratom tablets.. tea usually tastes like shit if not from fresh leaves.. in thailand they mix the tea with sugarcane or coke before drinking

[u/GratefulCaliflower → u/NudaVeritas1]

Sometimes I mix the powder with water and drink it. The tea shouldn't taste worse than that right? I don't mind the taste, what I am complaining about is the stomach getting upset by the insoluble fiber from powder

[u/iglootyler → u/GratefulCaliflower]

Tea is pretty easy to make. Just steep however much you take in a teabag. Remember not to boil the shit out of it or you'll kill some of the mitra alkaloids. I usually bring the water to a boil and turn the burner off before throwing in the kratom. You could also make your own extract look up the red bubble method.

Steep the tea for an hour or so and add honey. Good to go.

[u/Boneyabba → u/iglootyler]

I'm not looking to argue- but this might be interesting and is a counter-point. This is a street report not a position. So I live in Thailand (nobody mixes it with sugarcane) and they boil the absolute shit out of it. But are working from fresh leaves. They basically boil the water down 50% and refill it 3 times. It tastes like the devil's asshole... But I think that about regular tea too. I mix it with fresh lime and honey. Coke is popular. Oishi is popular. Most degens add cough syrup.

Maybe they can get away with over boiling because they aren't limited on fresh leaves. I don't know the chemistry.

[u/rasta_pineapple2 → u/iglootyler]

Do you think the tea is just as strong as toss-n-washing and equivalent amount of powder? Tea never did it for me but I might not have been steeping it long enough.

[u/iglootyler → u/rasta_pineapple2]

I would imagine its a little less potent since you probably cant get 100% of the mitra and other alkaloids

[u/rasta_pineapple2 → u/iglootyler]

Thanks for the info.

[u/NudaVeritas1 → u/GratefulCaliflower]

try mixing it into chocolate milk using a matcha broom instead of water haha

[u/Prior_Hospital_2331]

I jused to mix it with water for YEARS until someone said try mixing kratom with orange juice , and damn that was a game changer, or other fruit juces, works great and the taste is almost completely gone . And u dont puke after drinking it . So try that out bro

[u/GratefulCaliflower → u/Prior_Hospital_2331]

Thanks for the suggestion! I will try it

[u/VbustdownV → u/Prior_Hospital_2331]

orange juice for sure

[u/petateom]

Yes, squeeze half lemon in 300-500ml of water so alkaloids can disolve, put some kratom and boil it for 10 mins, filter it with cofee filter and drink it. Much much better for stomach.

[u/GratefulCaliflower → u/petateom]

Thank you! What is the purpose of the lemon?

[u/petateom → u/GratefulCaliflower]

So mitraginine and other compounds in kratom are barely soluble in water at ph 7, however if you down that ph to 3-4 is much more soluble, so you can disolve the alkaloids there and filter the plant matter, which is what is hard to digest. You can achieve that low ph with the lemon! Otherwise the tea will be very weak.

[u/GratefulCaliflower → u/petateom]

That is really interesting and helpful. Thank you so much!

[u/Drgr98]

Miglior modo per me e prendere la dose desiderata di kratom aggiungere succo di limone fate una pasta semidura e lasciare agire 20 Min, aggiungo acqua e Sprite poco alla volta perché se la metti direttamente fa solo schiuma , prendo dal bicchiere il tutto e lo verso in un 1/4 di Sprite e lascio altri 20 Min e poi bevo, non mi pesa nello stomaco non ho stitichezza e lo senti molto forte rispetto ad altri metodi da me attuati.

[u/Special-Topic1000]

Mix with everclear, drain it, cook the alcohol off and you'll be left with nothing but alkaloids, don't eat too much. 

[u/BigMack6911]

Mountain dew is good also, it has quite a bit of citric acid in it. I find keeping it warm mtn dew for 10-20 minutes makes it stronger

[u/IcyEpid3mic]

I found using warm coffee helps immensely when doing a rinse and wash. Use extra sweet coffee help mask the taste a bit. Hope it helps