How Does The Keurig Carafe Work? – Step By Step Instructions

When your coffee has finished brewing, pour your coffee and enjoy it!

Do not ever add anything more than water to your coffee machine. Your coffee machine has an exterior reservoir and an interior reservoir. The interior reservoir permits for quick heating of your water.

Do not add milk as the machine is not designed for the heating of milk. You will probably end up with milk or some remains of milk inside your machine which will go sour, rotten and moldy. It will be very difficult to clean the milk from the additional reservoir without taking your machine apart.

The only time you should put something other than water in the water tank is when you are cleaning your machine.

When you are cleaning your machine, always run a long thorough cleaning and rinsing cycle.

Does The Keurig 2.0 Carafe Keep Coffee Hot?

Despite the carafe that comes with your Keurig 2.0 brewer being double-wall plastic carafe, it does not have thermal capabilities to keep your coffee hot.

Keurig do have a thermal carafe available as an alternative secondary carafe if you need one.

Keurig Carafe Pods

Your Keurig 2.0 coffee maker can brew K-Carafe pods which are similar to K-Cup Pods, but not to be mistaken with them as the K-Carafe pods are specifically designed for their carafe. They have a greater amount of coffee grounds.

You can buy your Carafe pods online at Amazon, Target, Walmart and many other online retailers. They are easily identifiable due to their label having an image of a carafe.

There are many different brands like Donut shop coffee blend. When and if you are first starting I suggest you start off with a K-cup coffee sample pack of carafe pods.

Keurig Carafe Reusable Filter

A reusable refillable K-carafe pod filter for your Keurig Carafe is a great idea and a brilliant option for making your own tasty super fresh coffee by using coffee ground only moments prior to brewing. You can also adjust the coffee strength by using either more grounds or using a slightly smaller grind size and getting more in this way.

One of the plus points of a reusable K-cup coffee filter is you will be reducing the impact on the environment due to less plastic waste.

Coffee experts and coffee lovers like myself encourage you to use your own reusable filters because you can make coffee that is much fresher. You will know when your coffee was roasted by checking the roasted on date.

Also you can get fresher by freshly grinding your whole coffee beans before you start to brew.

How To Clean A Keurig 2.0

To maintain coffee quality and a high standard, you really need to keep your machine clean both on the inside and the outside.

The water can cause mineral build up and lime scale builds up on the pipes. Cleaning is super easy. You can simply fill the water tank with a 50/50 mix of distilled white vinegar and water.

Then run a brewing cycle 2 or three times.

Then rinse with water for 2, 3, 4 or more cycles to remove the scent of vinegar from your machine.

You can also use bicarbonate of soda, using 50 grams to 100 grams of bicarbonate soda depending on how dirty it is. Then run a brew cycle and collect the dirty water then throw it away.

Run several cycles of plain clean water to rinse out your coffee machine.

Frequently Asked Questions About How Does The Keurig Carafe Work

How Many Scoops Of Coffee Do I Put In A Keurig Carafe?

I tablespoon of ground coffee per cup of coffee that you want to brew. The maximum capacity of regular ground coffee is 15 tablespoons and 12 for decaffeinated coffee.

Why Is My Keurig Carafe Not Brewing?

There are a number of reasons why your Keurig carafe is not brewing. Start by giving your machine a good descale and unclogging the needle, empty the drip tray and make sure your coffee machine has the correct pod and is not overfilled.

What’s The Point Of A Coffee Carafe?

The point of a coffee carafe is to store your coffee and help to keep it warm and for serving purposes.

Can You Use Any Carafe With Keurig?

No, Keurig carafes are specifically designed for Keurig machines for safety reasons and ensuring that it syncs with your machine and brews the right amount of coffee is delivered for the carafe pod that you put in.

How Long Can Coffee Sit In Carafe?

Your coffee can sit in your carafe for about 4 hours before it starts to taste off due to the oils breaking down and changing how it tastes.

How Often Should You Clean Carafe?

You should clean your carafe with hot soapy water after every use. This ensures that your coffee is clean and fresh testing every time and prevents the build up of oils in your carafe.

Frappé-Ing It All Up – How Does The Keurig Carafe Work?

You now no longer have to scratch your head wondering how does the Keurig carafe work. It is very easy. Just follow the step-by-step instructions and above all – keep your machine clean to keep it serving your great coffee.

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