Yeah I just went through the exact same thing. We even tried siphoning out of the kettle and into the funnel. Worked pretty good until closer to the bottom. We just filled the funnel up and slowly cleaned off the screen with a spoon until it all drained through and then we dumped that mush and...
Reading everyones bad experience stories, I'm second guessing trying this kit. I have never brewed before. I have some buddies coming over this weekend for brew day and was thinking about this kit. Would it be ok to try this recipe but use different yeast like the Wyeast 1028 or 1084?
