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					Originally Posted by Val_1
					
				 
				That may have been my problem. Strangely, it never occurred to me to use sugar, since I drink coffee and tea black. Maybe I'll have to give it another shot one of these days. 
			
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 It may be that you scorched the mate. You can't heat water above 185 degrees Fahrenheit when drinking mate otherwise it gets super bitter and nasty.