On Friday, February 6, 2015 at 6:33:26 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> 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.

I haven't seen a home brew store here either. My guess is that you could use Country Time Lemonade to keep produce from turning brown too. I used to run my dishwasher with the stuff to keep the stainless steel interior shiny. It worked great and was dirt cheap.