Boiling water for Yerba Mate??

In this video I make a case for why you might boil water when making mate. I know you shouldn't typically boil the water that you are using to drink yerba mate. Be gentle purists.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• yerba mate preparation
• how to prepare yerba mate
• surfing
• yerba mate and surfing
• Bolinas
• beach yerba mate

[natecox80]

Hmm... that was very educational jcooper93.

[GrandStudable]

Well actually, as long as you just don't burn the yerba, you can boil the water anyways.

What I do is I boil my water and then I let sit for about 5/10 minutes.

When time's up, I just make my mate. Besides, there's a province in Argentina called Misiones in where mate is actually drunk with boiling water.

So although a lot of people might tell you not to, you can indeed, boil the water.

Regards from Buenos Aires!

[MultiNicoStar]

Hi im Nicolas from Argentina, i may say, boling water, its like murder your mate

The correct temperature its 84ªc, and there its a lot of rules in mates world

Cheers "mate"

[larvatrong]

as long as it doesnt burn the yerba its ok! but I like my mate very hot, so I dont think the water would stay hot enough for 8 hours

[YoungHorusMedia]

I use a coffee press for my mate AND I pour boiling water into it. It tastes bitter but it really isn't that bad.

Most of the nutrients/vitamins survive the 90Celcius+ heat too I reckon. I wonder if research has been done on how much nutrients are lost at varying tempratures though.

[cebador]

that's ok, you can boil it, just don't add boiling water which you are not, so you are fine... in general it's best not to boil because it makes the water taste flat, but as you say if it's going wiht out it, go for it... Try the Organic Energy Shots by Guayaki and you won't even have to bring the thermo and gourd out, but hey, got to love ceremony! thanks for doing the video!!

[brigz81]

Mate before a session at Bolinas. Definitely worth boiling water the night before.