i'm not too attached to the idea of carrying a gourd/bombilla/thermos bag around, and would rather carry around a travel french press with some mate in it all day. but apparently the best way to drink yerba is to have a lot of mate in a container (or gourd) and adding only a little bit of water at a time? that's what most yerba drinkers say - adding a little water at a time to extract the most nutrients. what do you other "expert" mate drinkers think of the french press method? it seems like you add a lot of water (16-18oz) for a couple of teaspoons worth of yerba, which i think would lessen the number of times you can refill the yerba while extracting nutrients. what do others that use the french press for yerba think?
Sure you can use mate in a French Press. Just be sure to get a little bit of cold water on the yerba before adding the hot water as to not scold the leaves. This will keep the nutrients in tact. Also, don't add boiling water. 16-18oz seems a bit much, try not to use more than 12. Also, with a french press you can't really reuse the yerba, but it tastes great, it keeps the nutrients, and it is much more convenient than carrying around a mate and bombilla.
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