Kava brand & straining method for sleep aid

[kavadude]

Hi guys, I have been trying kava for a bit without much luck.
I have tried: Fuu, Boroguru, and Kava by Rex's Tudei. The Fuu and Boroguru were nice but not great. The tudei was terrible and gave me horrible dry lips that lasted for several days, I threw out about half a pound of it. The only time I came close to achieving the effect I wanted was by consuming Fuu/Boroguru and following it up with a lot of Paradise Kava's extract, but that's way too expensive to do on a regular basis.
I'm going to try one more before giving up, which strain would you guys recommend? I am looking for a sedative effect that will help me get to sleep.
Finally I wonder if the straining method could have negatively effected the potency of my kava. I used the muslin bags from Bula Kava House, I have read complaints that they might be a little too fine and not allow enough particulate matter into the kava preparation. I tried blending and refridgerating for several hours in advance and always kneaded for 20-30 minutes. Do you guys think using a different straining bag would help?

 

[kl.CarolinaBC]

I'd get a Fijian strainer bag and stick to the Boroguro only.  The Fuu and the Paradise extract are more likely to keep you awake.  Once you power thru reverse tolerance Boroguru should make you sleep like a baby.  I'd use about 1/4 to 1/2 a cup of root powder to 2 cups of warm water.  Knead for 15 minutes or so and drink it down over a period of an hour or so and you should be good.

 

[kl.stevev]

What was your water/kava ratio? I'd make a very strong brew if I weren't getting what I wanted out of the kava.

 

[kavadude]

I was using 1/2 cup kava to 4 cups water and drinking all of that over the course of a half hour or so.

 

[krunkedout]

Stick to high DHM kavas, like boroguru. Cut down on caffeine intake. Try soaking all day. Blend, and the. Squeeze the living hell out of it, drink, repeat. And maybe make another weaker batch with the already used kava