Does anyone know why my coffee is coming out cloudy lately? I use Folgers, cold city water and I also wash my coffee pot daily. Why is it cloudy?
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Hmm .. my first thought is there may be limescale or mineral build up on the inside of the coffee maker. Try brewing a pot of half white vinegar and half water followed by a couple pot of plain water to remove the vinegar smell. It will clean the insides out and hopefully whatever is causing your coffee to be cloudy. I usually do this every couple of months and ours is used every day. Just a warning though .. you're kitchen will smell like pickles! I usually just crack the window when it's cold outside!
Good Luck!
Rebekah
I tried the vinegar. I also do that every few months. Still cloudy coffee.
It could be the water in S.Portland. My cousin lives in Westbrook and has had that problem, they installed a water purifier to the faucet and that helped. We lived in Standish before moving to Tennessee and once in a while we had that problem when there was to much clorine.
My friend at the city water department said that sometimes air gets into the water and makes it cloudy.Check about your water.
Also, making large batches of tea at work (food service) with hot water, don't put in the ice until the cold water has gone in. That will make it cloudy.
I have sediment built up in mine, between well water in AK, Wichita KS water, and all that, and after 4 years it is finally sluggish (I do vinegar once a month) And I notice a difference when they chlorinate the water once a month, in taste and cloudiness. Check your city's schedule? I would suggest switching to bottled/filtered water...I need to get a new coffee maker because mine is just too fargone!
My water is from a well and have no sediment. The coffeemaker filter is clean and I use the pot 2 to 3 times a day. But I still have cloudy coffee.
I had a Cuisinart that just died. The coffee came out perfect every time....too bad it no longer works. Then, a few days ago I received the Cuisinart DCC-3200 14-cup coffee maker and I have the same problem. Every cup is cloudy. I even tried different brands of coffee but it didn't matter. Keep in mind that the other coffee maker made perfect, non-cloudy coffee but a few days after that the new coffee maker is making cloudy coffee. I am wondering the same. Did you figure it out? I am thinking about exchanging mine.
We are having the same problem with our new Cuisinart DC-3200! Same water, same coffee different coffee maker and now its cloudy!
Thanks Camo - how do I check with the water department. I will also try the bottled water tomorrow. I just bought a gallon of Poland Spring Water. Kathie in South Portland, Maine. I also just did laundry and I am so tired of all my whites being ruined/ I now have a tan wardrobe. I love white clothes and towels but can't get them here in South Portland, Maine.
I have well water as well and once a month I use a rust remover in with my clothes to remove the rust stains from the high minerals in the water. DO Not put them in the dryer afterwards. Hang the whites to dry. If the mineral staining is very bad..you may need to wash more than once.
Well, the town I live in bills you for water use, so if your's does that there should be a number, otherwise look under Wastewater or Public Works in the blue section (government) of the phone book.
Run your tap water a couple of minutes before using it. This is something you are supposed to do to anyway to limit the lead content.
Also, if you are using filters in the pot, rather than the old fashioned way of boiling the water on the stove, drop in the grounds, bring back to a boil for 3-5 minutes and shut off the pot/take off the burner and then drop a cup of cold water in to drop the grounds. This is how we grew up making coffee (I don't drink it, just make the best tasting coffee).
I agree with the air theory. I use a Brita. I think I have been adding water quickly to it instead of having it in the pitcher from the night before so it has air when I run tap through the filter too quick.
There seems to be something about keeping the coffee cooking. Try this, make the coffee, immediately turn the coffee maker off and pour your cup and put the coffee pot in the fridge. It allows it to cool fast, I have found some coffee makers heat up the coffee too much and it turns cloudy and a little bitter around the time for the 2nd cup. I solved the problem buy buying a Mr. Coffee maker that brews the coffee a little cooler and then turns off the heat immediately.
I make iced tea in a coffee maker only ever used for tea. And I use purified water and it's still cloudy. Any ideas?
I have a Ninja coffee pot and its cloudy also. I have well water. I clean this pot once a week and still have cloudy water???
I have the exact same coffee pot and the coffee is sh*t.
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