hey flank, 2 different schools of thought. Make a stronger batch and drink less, or make a weaker batch and drink more. I personally do 1cup/2cup ratio but I only drink 3-4 ounces to get pretty strong effect. The only problem with this method is that its much easier to go overboard really fast. To me the only problem with the weaker brew method is that if i dont drink all of the kava at once then i dont have as strong of an effect. For example if i slam 6 ounces at once I get a completely different effect than if i drink 2 ounces wait, 2 ounces wait 2 ounces. If i do that method i barely get any effects at all. I think its different from person to person.