Yerba Mate

I'm using some rosamonte yerba I found on amazon, I hope that isn't the problem. I tried swelling the leaves for longer and longed and actually let them swell for 24 hours, and i get the same exact problem. When I pour the water in, the montanita simply collapses. I tried pouring in different ways, on the hole, on the yerba, by letting the water run down the bombilla, upright and tilted, and the montanita collapses. I also tried various different temps, from 0C to 80C.

When I drink traditional, Rosamonte Especial is my favorite brand, but I don’t think its complex flavor carries well to cocido preparation. Curious what brands people would recommend?

My method for cocido:

• 15 g yerba into a ceramic pot
• 550g hot water [varies, but I’ve tried 175 up to 190 going into the kettle, without too much difference]
• Sit for 7 minutes
• Strain and pour.

I started doing this as a way to extend a bag of yerba, and ended up enjoying it more than I expected. I tried La Merced monte y campo, and it seemed to work fairly well in this tea/cocido method. What else may work good?

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