How to Avoid Scummy Coffee

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If you are anything like me, you love coffee. It was 1998 when I had my first cup of coffee. It was black and in a small white cup that was sorta like milk glass. Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and in basic training, I was dog tired and someone told me to try coffee, “It’ll wake you up.” Did I work? Well, I never fell behind if that counts.

Also, if you’re anything like me, you’ve got hard water. We get ours from our well and there’s plenty of minerals that crust up our faucets and cloud up our dishes. But the one thing that hard water does is makes our coffee look scummy.

Add 4 drops of white vinegar to a 6-cup coffeemaker.

Here’s the solution: Add 4 drops of white vinegar to a 6-cup coffeemaker. You’ll be amazed at how nice the coffee will turn out. How will it taste? Just fine. Medium acidity coffee has a pH of about 4.5. White vinegar has a pH of about 2.4. That doesn’t seem like much, but…

coffee friends mugs

Once you have enjoyed your clean cup of coffee. Don’t throw the grounds away. Your garden beds are a wonderful place to put your grounds.

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AMY RICHARDSON
Amy Richardson says that collaborating with The Prepper's Daily is only a logic step in her career. Formally trained in emergency and disaster management response with the American Red Cross, Amy wants to focus on educating the public on topics like natural living, homesteading, homeschooling and family preparedness. Even if she left the Red Cross, her goals remain the same: to prevent and alleviate human suffering wherever it may be found. The purpose of her contribution to the prepper world is to protect life and health and to ensure respect for the human being. As simple as that.