Question 1

Can I wash the wooden cup with soap?

Accepted Answer

Yes you can wash the wooden cup. A soft wash from inside should do the trick ideally but if you wish to clean it from outside just rinse it with water. Avoid scrubbing the wooden cup/gourd with harsh soaps as this may damage the polish.

Question 2

What is the capacity of the wooden cup?

Accepted Answer

Our traditional wooden cups are around 220 ml. they are perfect for a small Mate brew (10-15grams). Filling your gourd halfway would be around 10/15grams and would give you refills up to 500ml.

Question 3

Does it only come in one size?

Accepted Answer

Yes. At the moment it only comes in one size.

Question 4

Can I customize the cup?

Accepted Answer

No. Unfortunately its not customizable.

Question 5

Does it filter out the Mate properly?

Accepted Answer

Yes! Our Spoon bombillas are probably the best at filtering Yerba Mate.

Question 6

How long is the bombilla?

Accepted Answer

The bombillas are all standard sized. Around 15cm.

Question 7

How long are you supposed to brew the Mate for?

Accepted Answer

The yerba mate loose leaf is an instant brew when consumed in the gourds. Waiting for 5/10 seconds before sipping may give a stronger brew though. So what are you waiting for? Put some yerba mate lose leaf insert your bumble, pour some hot water and sip!

Question 8

What is the size of the Cup?

Accepted Answer

Our traditional wooden cups are around 120 ml. they are perfect for a small Mate brew (10-15grams). Filling your gourd halfway would be around 10/15grams and would give you refills up to 500ml.

Question 9

What should be the temperature of the water on which mate is brewed properly?

Accepted Answer

The beauty of yerba mate loose leaf is that it can be brewed both hot and cold.The ideal temperature at which Yerba Mate can be brewed hot is somewhere around 80 degree Celsius. This is somewhere off the boil. A common way to understand your mate water is to put it off the stove when fish eyes kind of water droplets start appearing at the bottom of the vessel. This is where your mate water is ready to be poured over the loose leaf. As for the cold or terere brew you can load it with ice. But make sure you wait for around 25/30 seconds before you sip as yerba mate loose leaf may take a bit longer to brew cold.

Question 10

How many times can you refill and re-use the Mate?

Accepted Answer

Ideally you can use your mate brew for refills up until the loose leaf flavor is completely washed out. This can range from 500ml to 1.5litres depending on how much yerba mate you use.

Question 11

How do I cold brew mate? (without bombilla)

Accepted Answer

Well if you wish to cold brew mate, the best way to do so is fill in around 15-20grams of mate in a one litre water bottle and refrigerate it overnight. Seep the concoction in the morning and you have a a nice bottle of cold brewed mate to take on your day.

Question 12

Can I brew it in a French press? If yes then how much mate should I put?

Accepted Answer

YES! You can also brew yerba mate in a French press. Use around 30 grams of yerba mate and this should give you around 3 presses in a 500 ml French press. Note  All presses might vary in potency as with each press you essentially was out the yerba mate loose leaf.

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