Guest guest Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 The first cup is always bitter, let it steep for five or ten and pour it out and add more hot water. Make sure you're not using too much too. --ph > > How can anyone actually LIKE the stuff? I bought 2 pounds of it in > bulk, gonna take the rest of my life to use it up. LMAO! What a shocker that > was. Im an old hand with herbal teas and thought it couldn't be any worse > than some I was used to. WRONG. Even doctored up its still pretty nasty. LOL > Next time i know to test a SAMPLE first. > Are your taste buds for bitter underdeveloped or something? > > Mine came from Argentina- organic from Eco-Teas, supposed to be the best > tasting of whats out there. No matter what I do with it, its still pretty > bad. Perhaps its just that Im not supposed to be drinking it- is that > possible? > Huggs > zoe > > Friday, December 22, 2006, 6:07:24 PM, you wrote: > What kind of Yerba Mate are you drinking?! I love the stuff! I import it > from Argentina and Brazil. > > Make empty the first cup you brew and put in more hot water, the same > leaves > can make several cups. > > And no, it's not actually tea so I'd mix some real tea in there. > > --ph > > On 12/22/06, danishmom416 <danishmom416@... <danishmom416%40msn.com>> > wrote: > > > yes Zoe, you are right it is foul but really good for you. I was kinda > > hoping that the scoby would make it taste better. LOL > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 The first cup is always bitter, let it steep for five or ten and pour it out and add more hot water. Make sure you're not using too much too. --ph > > How can anyone actually LIKE the stuff? I bought 2 pounds of it in > bulk, gonna take the rest of my life to use it up. LMAO! What a shocker that > was. Im an old hand with herbal teas and thought it couldn't be any worse > than some I was used to. WRONG. Even doctored up its still pretty nasty. LOL > Next time i know to test a SAMPLE first. > Are your taste buds for bitter underdeveloped or something? > > Mine came from Argentina- organic from Eco-Teas, supposed to be the best > tasting of whats out there. No matter what I do with it, its still pretty > bad. Perhaps its just that Im not supposed to be drinking it- is that > possible? > Huggs > zoe > > Friday, December 22, 2006, 6:07:24 PM, you wrote: > What kind of Yerba Mate are you drinking?! I love the stuff! I import it > from Argentina and Brazil. > > Make empty the first cup you brew and put in more hot water, the same > leaves > can make several cups. > > And no, it's not actually tea so I'd mix some real tea in there. > > --ph > > On 12/22/06, danishmom416 <danishmom416@... <danishmom416%40msn.com>> > wrote: > > > yes Zoe, you are right it is foul but really good for you. I was kinda > > hoping that the scoby would make it taste better. LOL > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 Hi Zoe, thanks for replying.As you say, it' s funny that Yerba Mate produces acid reflux in me, but I really can't take it as other Argentinians do. I can drink it brewed as an ordinary tea with some milk in it,but I don't quite like it like that. Question of taste. Last week I bought some Lapsang Souchong by mistake, I wanted to get oolong. Now I'm trying to find somebody who to give the LS to, as it's a bit too smoky-tasting for me. Maybe I can mix it with some other tea and not have to throw it away if I find no takers. Many of my friends drink yerba mate with no acid reflux problems, evidently I'm the odd woman out here. People react in different ways to different foods, a student of mine, ( I teach English here) can't eat or drink anything with ginger, he ate a ginger biscuit and had a very bad allergic reaction, in fact, he spent some hours in hospital. The best of luck with your brewing, Hugs, Terry Re: Yerba Mate OMG, what an adventurous soul you are. Yerba Mate is the foulest tasting tea I have ever encountered and would not in a million years ever try to use it in my KT LOL. I have to totally sweeten that tea and add cinnamon and cloves to it to be able to get it down. I love horehound and feverfew, but yerba mate ? YUK On the other hand I doubt if it would do anything terrible to the scoby- it is tea after all and does contain a bit of caffeine and it IS very healthy for us ( which is the ONLY reason I mess with it at all.) Huggs zoe Friday, December 22, 2006, 4:45:04 PM, you wrote: Has anyone used Yerba Mate tea to make their KT. I would probably try 2 parts green tea to 1 part yerba mate. Its not the greatest tasting tea, but I've gotten used to it. Its very healthy for you so I figure I' ll give it a try if I get the OK from you guys. Also do I have to use a special kind of test strip to check my KT? Merry Christmas and Happy new Year, nne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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