Oral use - Full Spectrum kratom tea experiment

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So - SWIM has read a lot about making tea with Kratom. He's learned two things:

1 - Not all of Kratom's active ingredients are water-soluble. This is part of why some people find tea to be lesser than powder, particularly if they started off with T&W.

2 - Some of Kratom's active ingredients are heat-sensitive. A rolling boil can reduce the potency of Kratom - which also explains why some tea experiences may be less-than satisfactory.

With those things in mind...SWIM is trying a two-step tea:

First step
50g of crushed Kratom leaf soaked in 1 pint of white rum (40%) for a few days.

Strain rum and keep to the side.


Second step
Simmer leaves in 1L of water for 20 minutes, just under a boil.
Strain and repeat.
Combine teas and reduce at a simmer to 1L of tea.

Discard leaf.

Combine water and rum to make 1.5L of tea that is 10% ABV...not enough for the alcohol's effects to overpower the Kratom, but enough to preserve the tea.

Add sweetner to taste.

10oz (a normal coffee cup) should be a decent full-spectrum serving.

SWIM's leaf is soaking in the rum now. He should have an update on this process by the end of the week.