Learn
Your resource for becoming an educated and responsible user of these wonderful and transformative plants. We encourage everyone to read through our learn page before making New Brew a part of their lives.
ABOUT
We started New Brew with the mission of reintroducing plants into the ceremony of drinking here in the US. Our first beverage features two of them – kratom leaf and kava root. We believe both of them have a place in that ceremony. Kratom and kava are powerful plants with real effects, which is why they have found a place in human cultures for thousands of years. But they are new to most Americans.
Kratom LEAF
Kratom leaf grows on a tropical evergreen tree that is native to a few different countries in Southeast Asia. The plant has a long history of traditional use in its native regions where it has been used for various purposes, including as an energy booster, mood enhancer, and productivity tool. In this traditional setting, kratom leaf is typically brewed into a tea or chewed.
Kava ROOT
Kava root is native to the South Pacific islands. Kava has a long history of traditional use in this region in ceremonies, rituals, and social gatherings for its ability to increase sociability and positively alter one’s mood. “You cannot hate with kava in you, so it is used in the making up of quarrels, and in peacemaking,” remarked one anthropologist in an early 1930’s look into the plant's role in the culture of Vanuatu.
Kratom Leaf
Kratom is a tropical evergreen tree in the coffee family of plants that is native to mainland Southeast Asia. The leaves of the kratom plant contain a broad spectrum of 40+ alkaloids, of which mitragynine is the most prominent and well known.
Kava Root
Kava is a shrub in the pepper family native to Vanuatu and islands in Polynesia. Its roots contains lactones responsible for its unique effects. Of the 15 lactones isolated from kava, 6 major lactones (kavalactones) are known to provide psychoactive activity: kawain, methysticin, demethoxy-yangonin, dihydrokawain, dihydomethysicin, & yongonin.
How To Drink Responsibly
FAQ
New Brew produces a non-inebriating bliss with a symphony of effects that include an attitude shift and a balanced feeling of calm, clarity and connection. Please listen carefully to your body when you try New Brew and decide whether more is the right call. Sip slowly and assess your tolerance.
Because it has active and real effects. New Brew is an adult beverage with active ingredients and real effects. As such, it is not suitable for those who are under 21 years of age. New Brew strongly supports emerging standards and regulatory frameworks stipulating that kratom only be sold to responsible adults 21 year or older.
Yes, but we recommend starting with one to see how you feel. Sip it slow to assess your tolerance, as everyone metabolizes New Brew differently, based on a range of physical and circumstantial factors. Most people will feel the effects after one serving.
Common short-term side effects include nausea, constipation and loss of appetite. We advise against consuming more than 2 cans in a day as a general rule.
Anything that makes you feel good can become habit-forming, including caffeine, alcohol and New Brew. Only use New Brew in the recommended quantities, and be thoughtful about your consumption.
Those in recovery or practicing strict abstinence may want to avoid New Brew because of its genuine mood-altering effects. Kratom can absolutely be addictive.
Yes. New Brew’s active ingredients are all 3rd party lab tested, in compliance with the standards set forth by the American Kratom Association (AKA). Each batch of New Brew is then lab tested for safety after production by our GMP-certified manufacturing partner.