On Friday, February 6, 2015 at 8:06:11 PM UTC-8, dsi1 wrote:
> On 2/6/2015 3:11 PM, James Silverton wrote:
> > On 2/6/2015 7:25 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> >> On Friday, February 6, 2015 at 1:11:19 PM UTC-10, James Silverton wrote:
> >>> On 2/6/2015 5:34 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> >>>> On Friday, February 6, 2015 at 12:26:59 PM UTC-10, Bryan-TGWWW wrote:
> >>>>> On Friday, February 6, 2015 at 2:08:12 AM UTC-6, dsi1 wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Cleaning the coffee maker doesn't seem to make much difference in
> >>>>>> the taste. Mostly I run vinegar through the machines to improve
> >>>>>> the water flow through the heater coils.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> I use citric acid, as it doesn't leave that nasty vinegar smell.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --Bryan
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I got a box of phosphoric acid. Would that work?
> >>>>
> >>> Vinegar does need to be washed out with a second use of plain water.
> >>> Suppose we are talking about a six-cup Mr. Coffee machine, how much
> >>> citric acid (Kosher sour salt) would you use?
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)
> >>>
> >>> Extraneous "not." in Reply To.
> >>
> >> That's a good question. I use vinegar cause I can get that anywhere.
> >> I've never seen citric acid in the stores. I wish I did cause that
> >> would be a neat store to go to. They probably have liquid N2 too. I
> >> just wish they made vinegar in coffee flavor.
> >>
> >
> > Citric acid as "sour salt" is available in Kosher grocery stores; why, I
> > really don't know!
> >
>
> Well that explains it - there's no Kosher grocery stores within a couple
> of thousand miles from here. Odd but true!

Last time I bought citric acid I got it from a home brew store. But
if your grocery or hardware has a home canning section, look for
Ball's Fruit Fresh Produce Protector, which contains both citric
acid and Vitamin C. AND, it is kosher!

Ingredients

Dextrose, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Citric Acid, Silicon Dioxide (Anti-Caking).
Directions

Sprinkle 1/2 tsp on 1 cup produce or mix 2 tsp with 3 tbsp water, toss with 4 cups produce. Keep in airtight container and refrigerate for even longer storage. For canning, add 1 tsp to each 1 cup liquid in home canning recipe.