Descaling a Keurig

[mark_wpduet]

Just a question. I think I already know the answer but I don't want to wreck my machine just in case. I have citric acid (powder) from Soap goods I bought a while back...wouldn't this be better than vinegar? How exactly should I do this? Obviously it was need to be mixed with water...but how much citric acid...and how long does it need before running fresh water to rinse it?

Thanks

 

[rp2813]

FOLLOWING!

The care and cleaning instructions for my Davita automatic drip brewer advise to use citric acid and not vinegar.  I can attest that with all of my previous auto-drip machines, the vinegar method required multiple "rinse" cycles compared to citric acid.

 

I bought some Brew Rite cleaner, thinking it was citric acid, but it's actually sodium carbonate.  The instructions say to use 1 tablespoon for every 4 cups of water.  I don't think it works as well as citric acid.  The machine is taking longer and longer to brew and has started making the out-of-water gurgling sound through the entire brewing cycle. 

 

Based on my experience, citric acid works best but a box of it will cost you more than a few quarts of dollar store vinegar.

 

[foraloysius]

2 - 3 tablespoons of pure citric acid to a quart (1 liter) of water should be good for descaling a coffeemaker. Rinse 2 x after that.

 

[mark_wpduet]

Gotcha.......thanks