You killed me when talking about its taste. I’ve been drinking it for years and you described it perfectly haha

@startswithkitchen

11 ай бұрын

You know it’s true!

I have two 64oz jars, steep one batch over the weekend for two days, after 24 hours of that batch, I steep the second jar, drink the next day, then repeat. The color is greener, bitterness is a lot stronger and I’m loving my system. I have a funnel and pre-cut 6”x6” cheesecloth as my straining method as I want to remove the leaves but allow the dust to stay.

@startswithkitchen

Жыл бұрын

Great system! 👍

As someone who has been drinking terere and chimarrão (brazilian mate) for more than 10 years I didn't realize it was possible to cold brew mate this way. Definitely gonna try Thanks

@startswithkitchen

9 ай бұрын

Definitely give it a try in the hot months 👍

@foolish3art

3 ай бұрын

Works with coarsely ground coffee also

Thank you for sharing…I add mint and agave in the 2nd batch and serve it ice cold

@startswithkitchen

Жыл бұрын

I love it with mint when in season 😋

Love your process... its a great way to get the most out of the yerba... vid saved! Thanks

@startswithkitchen

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 😄

I just purchased my first two bags of the product, I had a first serving using the traditional way, it was a bit strong and bitter, but I liked it. I’m going to follow the brewing instructions on your video moving forward. Thanks!

@startswithkitchen

Жыл бұрын

Let me know what you think!

Works with hot water as well. If you use near boiling water, your mate is going to be bitter. If you use around 140°F (60°C) water, you get a much better experience. You can vary the water temperature for optimizing the tea to your personal taste. You can also brew it like a traditional tea, by just pouring the hot water over the tea and removing the leaves afterwards. This will also result in a less intense product, as there is no "strong" to "weak" phase like when consumed in the gourd. Most important though: Use beginner mate, if you're a beginner. Cruz de Malta is a nice and beginner friendly tea. But there are much more potent ones out there and you more than likely won't have a good first experience with those. It's basically like a starbucks drink (the Cruz de Malta) vs strong black coffee in terms of coffee taste. No shame in preferring a "beginner" tea. Some just look for more and there definitely are many products out there that will cover all the bases.

@MirrorscapeDC

9 ай бұрын

Interesting, so mate is like green tea. green tea made with boiling water is disgusting, but get it down to 60/70C and you can actually taste something other than bitter

@startswithkitchen

9 ай бұрын

☝️Pay attention folks, this is an expert!

Thats a great Tip , i love Mate but I prefer mine cold

@startswithkitchen

11 күн бұрын

Give it a shot!

Great vid. Thank you. 😊

@startswithkitchen

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

it's sooooo good - thumbs up

@startswithkitchen

10 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you liked it 😁

mate has its techniques of preparations: the correct temperature of the water, avoiding to burn the yerba, pouring it the right way, and also putting the bombilla while blocking its opening, to not drink at the first zip some of the yerba.

@startswithkitchen

Жыл бұрын

Yes I love learning all about it over the years

Anyone else feel like it's a whole herbal supplement rabbit hole we are oblivious to....randomly got this off the clearance rack and was surprised..I got the one in the yellow can...wasn't too crazy taste wise I guess because they added sugar

@startswithkitchen

3 ай бұрын

I’ve tried a few canned or bottled Mate drinks. I’ll stick with the homemade version 😆

I just use the French-Press - leave it for a night and press it down the next day.

@startswithkitchen

Жыл бұрын

Yes, sometimes I make things more complicated than they need to be 😆

@caswellthompson6432

4 ай бұрын

Very good idea

@ic6812

4 ай бұрын

What yerba mate do you use

@jhonayo4887

26 күн бұрын

Same

@jhonayo4887

26 күн бұрын

​@@ic6812 I drink Taragui. Pretty good but it's just a pick me up for me. Way better than coffee or green tea.

Great video. Never knew this existed. I prefer a bitter drink over something sugary so may give this a try. Thanks for sharing!

@startswithkitchen

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! You can start out with the French press method and serve hot or iced just to get your feet wet in the world of Yerba mate

@lawrenceshdow

Жыл бұрын

You gotta try it... Even though its admittedly a trend at this point. Its also amazing. It naturally increases glp-1 secretion which is the bodies natural appetite suppressant.. Tells your brain that you don't want to chew anymore. Which makes it awesome for mornings to make intermittent fasting easier.

@aanm7

2 ай бұрын

If you drink it cold, add a few lemon drops and it get freshier. I'll try brewing it with basil leaves to see how it goes

Interesting way to drink it, cheers from argentina

@startswithkitchen

5 ай бұрын

Thanks! 😊

sweet. thanks a lot

@startswithkitchen

Жыл бұрын

No worries!

Nice one man I have just started having this in a mate but definitely going to try the cold one cheers pal 🍸👊👍

@startswithkitchen

9 ай бұрын

Excellent hope you enjoy it!

@ebikeoutdoors

9 ай бұрын

@@startswithkitchen thanks mate yes really enjoying it is is normal that it keeps me awake at night it seems to of given me an enagey boost ✌👍

@startswithkitchen

9 ай бұрын

It is a stimulant, while not as strong as coffee, you should keep track of how it affects you

@ebikeoutdoors

9 ай бұрын

@@startswithkitchen I definitely will keep track you see I have heart disease and I don't know if it's just coincidence but it really does seem to help with my blood pressure and motivated alot more so I'm going to have a couple of days off it then back on it so I can keep an eye on the difference I just hate taking all the tablets I'm on 9 different types each day cheers mate 👍 ✌

@startswithkitchen

9 ай бұрын

Ok definitely look after your health first and foremost 🙏🏼 Yerba mate can be beneficial in many ways, but too much of a good thing can actually backfire. Best of luck to you

Pruen la Yerba Mate con cafe y otras yerbas aromaticas como la "menta"...Saludos desde Argentina👍🏼

@startswithkitchen

9 ай бұрын

I love it with fresh mint ❤️❤️❤️

Brilliant. I'm new to this so I'm off to buy some supplies. 😊 thank you so much ❤❤❤❤❤ can you use like orange peel ???

@startswithkitchen

7 ай бұрын

Yes of course, it is common to flavor with fruits and herbs

huh not a bad idea, i love my mate in the morning if ive got a busy morning ahead as the blonde coffee i drink goes right through you, i can definitely see me drinking with lemon, mint or perhaps basil and some honey syrup as im a sucker for those flavours in iced tea.

@startswithkitchen

6 ай бұрын

It is excellent with fresh basil, same plant family as mint!

I was on a long road trip and wanted some yerba mate. The quickest, most direct and convenient way I could find was to put a scoop of sin-palo yerba in my mouth, and wash it down with a drink. Since then I've done it many times. It helps a lot to prime your mouth first with a sip (maybe two tablespoons or so) of water or a flavorful drink - but rather than swallowing it, it works better to keep it in your mouth, and then add the scoop of yerba to it. This way, the yerba wets out quickly. Otherwise, if there's no liquid added to your mouth first, your mouth is full of dry powder for a time. It just works a lot better with the added liquid. Now I also chew it for a while before washing it down, in order to break it up more and extract more from it. I'm not really that into flavor, though it is a plus. 90% or more of my interest in yerba mate is about the effects (like mood and energy levels, and types of energy, and other positive changes). Flavor is very, very secondary for me. If it tasted terrible but had wonderful effects, I would choose it hands-down, over great flavor with lower levels of positive changes in the quality of my mind, mood, and days. Flavor is a plus, but the leading consideration is the effects.

@startswithkitchen

11 ай бұрын

Chewing it? Now you’ve got me thinking on another level 🤔

Hi, I've been experimenting and researching quite a bit over the past year. I really like your system. It's very nicely organized as well as aesthetic. I'm going to find some similar bottles. Maybe kombucha bottles? Maybe something else. The ones you have in the video have a clean look that I like. They're also nicely functional. Beautiful system. ... I thought I would share a few of my own findings in case you might be interested in some of them. Instead of one long comment, I'll break them up into more bite-sized, more single-topic comments. ... The first one: yes, I would like to see a video about terere. In the green tea vs matcha world, it's recognized, by Dr. Andrew Weil and others who have investigated it, that matcha gives you more nutrients and active compounds than green tea, even though they contain the same substance (the same leaves from the same plants), because the matcha form is much more powdery, which means much finer particles and much more suface area. So more compounds get released compared to larger particles. I thought it would be good to apply the same principle to yerba mate. I've been using Canarias "sin palo," which is very good. It has a lot of powder, but is not completely powdered. To take it to the next level, I cold-soak and then blend it in a high-speed blender. Yerba mate smoothies are a whole video-worthy topic in themselves.

@startswithkitchen

11 ай бұрын

Good eye - my bottles in the video are repurposed kombucha bottles. They work so nicely it’s a shame to throw them out

@startswithkitchen

11 ай бұрын

I’ll have to look into mate smoothies now!

Thanks for the video! How do you heat up the cold brewed mate? Also, have you tried brewing this in the fridge ? Any different results?

@startswithkitchen

7 ай бұрын

I heat mine in the microwave. Heated cold brew is much smoother than hot brewed mate. You can absolutely infuse in the fridge but it may take longer to reach the same potency

@ajaj9056

7 ай бұрын

@@startswithkitchen Thanks for that. After watching your video. I tried cold brewing my yerba in a Hario Mizudashi Cold Brew Pot. I used 21g of leaves to a ratio of about 1L of water. I never tried Mate prior to this but can confirm that it gave a good caffeine kick and some clarity. I also noted that with hot brewed mate, the ratio of leaves used is typically higher, maybe 50g to about 200ml. Any idea why cold brew uses less leaves?

@startswithkitchen

7 ай бұрын

I use less leaves because I want it less potent, and also there is more time involved versus the hot version

Would these sorts of double extractions extract virtually all of the caffeine? Or could you follow up with one more, a hot brewing, and get another extraction that has a significant amount of caffeine? Or would it be too weak to be worth doing?

@startswithkitchen

Жыл бұрын

When you make mate either the traditional way or cold brew, you will get diminishing results each time you add more water. For me, the taste isn’t so great the third time around. I’m not sure how much caffeine is left but you could experiment with it

Another possibility is to do the cold-brewing in a pitcher that has a filtering lid. I have a pitcher like that on order that will arrive in a few days. A mason jar plus a screen lid or chessecloth would also work. The pitcher does have the advantage, though, of a spout that eliminates the need for a funnel by directing the flow more precisely, and also (if it has a properly designed spout) eliminates the sloppy pours that often occur with other containers, sloppy pours that involve some of of the liquid dripping down the side of the container.

@startswithkitchen

11 ай бұрын

Definitely. You could even stick with the large French press from the start

@viveviveka2651

11 ай бұрын

@@startswithkitchen I like that idea. I think I'll try it. I'm all for firsthand experimentation and trying new things. It's a good way to find out what fits the best. Test it out. Try it on. Take some test drives.

If you steep it overnight does it still have the GL1-P effect? I am trying tonlower my blood sugar, get energy.

@startswithkitchen

2 ай бұрын

I would suggest speaking to a certified nutritionist if you want to get that specific

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@startswithkitchen

10 ай бұрын

👍

The best thing of the video was River plate mate bag

@startswithkitchen

10 ай бұрын

Thanks I have only been using that brand for a short time but I really like it 👍

How many oz of water in that mix per .25 cup of Mate??? 32? 16?

@startswithkitchen

Жыл бұрын

I mix it with a quart size jar, so that’s 32oz

How much caffeine would you say is in each bottle ?

@startswithkitchen

4 ай бұрын

I really have no idea. I never knew how to measure the caffeine apart from tracking how I feel compared to other drinks

You have to come to rio de janeiro and go to the beach there you will ask for a mate with lemon. Talk like this" mermão me vê um Mate com limão"

@startswithkitchen

3 ай бұрын

Ok see you there 😆

Caralho, picA vou fazer

@startswithkitchen

3 ай бұрын

😁

I would place it into a Sodastreqm and drink it cold.

@startswithkitchen

4 ай бұрын

That’s great! I’ll have to get one of those

so it’s like terere?

@startswithkitchen

8 ай бұрын

Yes very much so

That drink is called Tereré, cold brew, hot brew is called Chimarrão

@startswithkitchen

11 ай бұрын

Excellent, thanks!

See : "Terere" .

@startswithkitchen

Жыл бұрын

Yes I mentioned it in the video 👍

Bombisha 😅. Its bohm-bah-deeya

@startswithkitchen

Ай бұрын

That’s how I say it as a non-Hispanic 🤷‍♂️

I bought some recently and it tastes gross. To add insult to injury, every time I drink it I get a mouthful of stems that stick to the back of my tongue and trigger my gag reflex. I've been through three filter straws and can't seem to filter anything with them. The flavor reminds me of kratom. What's surprising is that when you try to sweeten it, the flavor ends up worse. I can't say that I would recommend this to anyone that doesn't have a strong stomach and lack of gag reflex.

@ChadRhat

Жыл бұрын

Consider that it’s user error. If you don’t set it up properly. You are guaranteed to get stem in our mouth and all the fine dust, thus making the flavour over powering and the texture bad

@startswithkitchen

Жыл бұрын

I can attest I had to sample mate for years before I learned to appreciate the flavor. But you definitely shouldn’t be getting any particles that pass through a proper filter

@ZeginMakesMusic

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if I should have updated my previous comment or add a new one, but upon appropriately preparing my mate, I am no longer getting stems and dust and the flavor has become less powerful and more subtle. The problem was that I was preparing the mate prior to putting the straw in, and my water was too hot. Now what I do is put the spoon inside of the gourd first, fill up halfway with mate, and make sure the water isn't too hot. I added a few teaspoons of sugar to the hot water and the results were incredible. The flavors were subtle yet profound and I was able to last all day without coffee. Not only is it an acquired taste, but it is an acquired technique.

@Cesaz05

Жыл бұрын

​@@ZeginMakesMusic nice! Yea water temp is key, I add a bit a cold water to the leafs first so the leafs doesn't get scorched with the first pour of hot water.

@Madheim777

Жыл бұрын

@@ZeginMakesMusic even in Argentina we have to struggle with the temperature of the water and avoiding to burn the yerba. if you managed to prepare it correctly, welcome to the mate club 😁

Also its not Bombicha, its bombilla (the correct pronoun citation)

@startswithkitchen

11 ай бұрын

Good to know, I’ve heard both ways

@andregotz

11 ай бұрын

@@startswithkitchen grew up drinking Terere and chimarrão so yeah the pronouncing of the word is Bombi LEA (with the lea said faster to make the sound LL)

Cold mate must be disgusting

@startswithkitchen

4 ай бұрын

I like it 😊