Five Tips To Make Yerba Mate Last Longer

A good mate brewer knows how to achieve a perfect mate. Priming mate is an art and achieving gourds that keep their flavor is a challenge. Here we will tell you what not to do and the best tips so that the yerba does not wash out so quickly and the flavor of the yerba lasts longer.


1. Water temperature

It is recommended to start priming with lukewarm water and then gradually increase the temperature until you reach about 75 Cº, so you should pay attention to the water temperature.

Never brew gourds with very hot or boiled water. The yerba "burns" and the mates will taste very bitter.

2. The "mountain" 

Some people do not value the famous "montañita" of the mate, but it has a very important function: to avoid wetting all the yerba. For this reason, we should always brew close to the bombilla and with little water. The "montañita" of dry yerba will maintain the flavor.

3. Do not stop priming

If we stop priming, the yerba cools down and loses its flavor faster. If you let your mate get cold, you will have to throw away the yerba and put in new ones.

4. Never move the bombilla

Why? If you move the bombilla, the mate can get clogged and also, when you move the bombilla, the dry yerba, which gives flavor to the mate, gets wet faster and the mate will "yield" less.

5. Wide mouth mate

Experts recommend using wide mouth mate gourds so that the surface occupied by the dry yerba is larger.
We do not want to contradict the experts, but the reality is that we can achieve very tasty gourds using all kinds of gourds, you can get yours on our website.

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Our goal will be to make your mates taste from the first to the last, and above all, to share it with friends and family.