Descale Coffee Maker

Let brewer sit for 30 minutes with power on.

Descale coffee maker.

Descaling is an important part of cleaning your keurig brewer. Over time keurigs can develop lime scale that affects the machine s performance and the taste of the coffee it brews. After an hour turn on the coffee maker and let the brew cycle finish. Fortunately it s easy to descale a keurig using a cleaning solution or a few simple household ingredients.

Pour contents of mug into sink step 6. Brew size step 5. Pour keurig descaling solution into reservoir step 3. White vinegar is an excellent disinfectant and kills most bacteria as a natural cleaning solution.

Power on place mug perform a cleansing brew using 10oz. Power off empty reservoir remove water filter step 2. Rinse everything out by putting in a new paper filter and brewing a full pot of clean water. Fill the chamber with just water and let the machine run.

This process removes calcium deposits or scale that can build up inside a coffee maker over time. Fill empty bottle with water and add to reservoir step 4. Then turn the coffee maker back on finish the brewing and dump the full pot of vinegar and water. Run a water cycle.

Calcium and scale are non toxic but left unattended they can hinder your brewer s performance. Pour out the vinegar water solution and rinse the carafe. One of the best and most common ways to descale your coffee maker is to use a simple but quite effective vinegar solution.