Need help getting started
Hello all!
I was scrolling for a while but couldn’t find any sort of post for beginners. For a while I’ve been wanting to get into yerba mate, and a new store recently opened in my town that sells EcoTeas Yerba Mate. I was wondering, what’s a good beginner gourd / bombilla? I’ve read that Calabash gourds are popular in general but require a little extra care (which I wouldn’t mind learning about) and for Bombillas, I’m not sure if any metal one is good or if there are certain sizes depending on where the Yerba is from (ie how course or fine it is).
If there’s already a post for this, I don’t mind taking this down, I just want to be informed before buying something not good. Thank you!
Posted Sep 8, 2023, 9:42 PM UTC
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From my point of view any gourd is good, really depends on what amount of yerba you want on it. The process of curing is the same for all.
For the bombilla at least need to be a good stainless bombilla, with round bottom with many holes (for me is better), if you want anything better could be with decorations, gold, alpaca (silver), etc.