Kava Beverage Brewing Method and Apparatus

Abstract

An apparatus and method for brewing kava beverage. Using the apparatus and method, kava beverage is brewed by filling a hollow two-piece spherical structure with extremely fine mesh screens with kava. The filled apparatus is placed in a shaker bottle filled with liquid and is shaken vigorously, extracting the kavalactones from the root into the liquid, creating the kava beverage. This method of brewing kava beverage is quicker and simpler than traditional methods of brewing kava beverage.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A kava beverage brewing apparatus for rapidly brewing kava beverage, said apparatus comprising a spherical structure capable of containing a supply of kava root, said structure being submersible in a liquid to effect brewing of said kava, structurally supported to withstand being vigorously shaken inside of a larger shaker device while submerged in a liquid, capable of being opened, closed, and sealed to allow the addition and removal of kava, containing a plurality of perforations that are covered by a fine mesh screen capable of confining the kava inside the spherical structure. 
     
     
         2 . The kava beverage brewing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said opening, closing, and sealing functionality is achieved by dividing the spherical structure into two separate hemispheres which have mating connections which allow the facilitate opening, closing, and sealing. 
     
     
         3 . The kava beverage brewing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein said mating connections are male and female threaded connectors. 
     
     
         4 . The kava beverage brewing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said fine mesh screen is constructed of wire mesh with mesh size 200 or finer. 
     
     
         5 . The kava beverage brewing apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein said fine mesh screen is constructed of stainless steel. 
     
     
         6 . The kava beverage brewing assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said spherical structure is comprised of two hemispheres constructed of a corrosion resistant material with mating threaded connections containing a plurality of larger perforations that are covered by a 200 mesh or finer, stainless steel mesh screen. 
     
     
         7 . A kava beverage brewing assembly for rapidly brewing kava beverage, said assembly comprising:
 a spherical structure capable of containing a supply of kava root, said structure being submersible in a liquid to effect brewing of said kava, structurally supported to withstand being vigorously shaken inside of a larger shaker device while submerged in a liquid, capable of being opened, closed, and sealed to allow the addition and removal of kava, containing a plurality of perforations that are covered by a fine mesh screen capable of confining the kava inside the spherical structure;   a means for brewing the kava beverage which will contain the aforementioned spherical structure and beverage medium.   
     
     
         8 . The kava beverage brewing assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein said means for brewing the kava beverage is a beverage shaker with removable top and secondary smaller lid which is capable of being filled with sufficient brewing medium and the aforementioned spherical structure and shaken vigorously. 
     
     
         9 . The kava beverage brewing assembly according to  claim 7 , wherein said spherical structure is comprised of two hemispheres constructed of corrosion resistant materials with mating threaded connections containing a plurality of larger perforations that are covered by a 200 mesh or finer, stainless steel mesh screen. 
     
     
         10 . The kava beverage brewing assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein said means for brewing the kava beverage is a beverage shaker with removable top and secondary smaller lid which is capable of being filled with sufficient brewing medium and the aforementioned spherical structure and shaken vigorously. 
     
     
         11 . The kava beverage brewing assembly according to  claim 7 , further comprising at least one weighted, corrosion resistant, spherical object which can be placed inside of the spherical structure along with the kava to accelerate and increase the efficiency of the brewing process. 
     
     
         12 . The kava beverage brewing assembly according to  claim 11 , wherein said spherical structure is comprised of two hemispheres constructed of corrosion resistant materials with mating threaded connections containing a plurality of larger perforations that are covered by a 200 mesh or finer, stainless steel mesh screen. 
     
     
         13 . The kava beverage brewing assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein said means for brewing the kava beverage is a beverage shaker with removable top and secondary smaller lid which is capable of being filled with sufficient brewing medium and the aforementioned spherical structure and shaken vigorously. 
     
     
         14 . A method of brewing a kava beverage, comprising the steps of:
 providing an a filter apparatus filled with kava root;   placing the filter apparatus into a means for brewing the kava beverage which will contain the aforementioned spherical structure and beverage medium;   filling the aforementioned means for brewing the kava beverage with a brewing medium;   securing the cap on the aforementioned means;   vigorously agitating the means for brewing the kava beverage for a period of time, extracting the kavalactones from the kava root into the beverage medium.   
     
     
         15 . The method of brewing a kava beverage as recited in  claim 14 , wherein said filter apparatus is comprised of a spherical structure capable of containing a supply of kava root, said structure being submersible in a liquid to effect brewing of said kava, structurally supported to withstand being vigorously shaken inside of a larger shaker device while submerged in a liquid, capable of being opened, closed, and sealed to allow the addition and removal of kava, containing a plurality of perforations that are covered by a fine mesh screen capable of confining kava inside the spherical structure. 
     
     
         16 . The method of brewing a kava beverage as recited in  claim 15 , wherein said means for brewing the kava beverage is comprised of a beverage shaker with removable top and secondary smaller lid which is capable of being filled with sufficient brewing medium and the aforementioned spherical structure and shaken vigorously. 
     
     
         17 . The method of brewing a kava beverage as recited in  claim 16 , wherein at least one smaller weighted spherical structure is placed inside the filter apparatus along with the kava root. 
     
     
         18 . The method of brewing a kava beverage as recited in  claim 14 , wherein the filter apparatus is a disposable, sealed filter bag filled with kava root, capable of containing the kava to the filter bag. 
     
     
         19 . The method of brewing a kava beverage as recited in  claim 18 , wherein at least one smaller weighted spherical structure is placed inside the filter apparatus along with the kava root.