Brewing Guides
How to prepare yerba mate, equipment care, gourd curing, and brewing techniques.
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10 Tips to Keep Your Yerba Mate Gourd Healthy
Keep your Yerba Mate Gourd Healthy A gourd is not like a normal cup! It is natural, porous. It might…
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How to Brew the Perfect Chimarrão (Brazilian mate)
Chimarrao is the traditional way of drinking yerba mate in southern Brazil. Unlike the Argentine or Uruguayan style, chimarrao uses…
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Yerba Mate: The Complete UK Buying Guide
Your comprehensive guide to choosing, preparing, and enjoying yerba mate in the UK TLDR: Yerba mate is a traditional South…
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Curing and Looking After Your Yerba Mate Gourd
Curing and Looking after your Yerba Mate Gourd What is a ‘Mate’? The Mate is a cup from which to drink Yerba…
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How to Make Tereré: The Complete Guide to Paraguay’s Refreshing National Drink
In a nutshell: Tereré is a cold infusion of yerba mate — Paraguay’s national drink, recognised by UNESCO as Intangible…
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Photo Illustrated Guide How to Prepare Yerba Mate
How to Prepare Yerba Mate What do I Need to Prepare Yerba Mate? You’ll need the following items to prepare…
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How to Care for your Bombilla (Straw to drink Yerba Mate)
Your Bombilla and How to Look After it What is a Bombilla? It is a straw for drinking yerba mate.…
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Mates, Mates, Mates – all you need to know about your yerba mate gourd
Does it matter what you drink your yerba from? In a word – yes. Keen yerba mate drinkers are very…
