Have I destroyed my Keurig?

Have you tried using the Keurig machine since your mishap?

Tom_Reingold said:
Have you tried using the Keurig machine since your mishap?

Oh, yeah. I used it a couple of times at first, and then I decided to run a descaling cycle on it, so I flushed it out pretty good. Hot water comes out clean. I assume no permanent damage done.

drummerboy said:

spontaneous said:
About the simple syrup in the water container, ask Scully about when her uncle decided to store kerosene in an apple juice jar...

 Thank you. I am aware of the perils in using known containers for other materials. But in this case, water and sugar water is not as dramatic as apple juice and kerosene. I do still have a brain cell or two still working. Sometimes anyway.

 Sorry, I wasn’t trying to imply you were stupid or anything.  Someone else had posted somewhere about using containers and this family story popped into my head.  I should have taken the time to properly quote who I was responding to when I wrote it

spontaneous said:

drummerboy said:

spontaneous said:
About the simple syrup in the water container, ask Scully about when her uncle decided to store kerosene in an apple juice jar...

 Thank you. I am aware of the perils in using known containers for other materials. But in this case, water and sugar water is not as dramatic as apple juice and kerosene. I do still have a brain cell or two still working. Sometimes anyway.

 Sorry, I wasn’t trying to imply you were stupid or anything.  Someone else had posted somewhere about using containers and this family story popped into my head.  I should have taken the time to properly quote who I was responding to when I wrote it

No, it's a valid point.

GoSlugs said:
Have you ever seen the inside of a Keurig that has been in use for a while?  Disgusting!  Those things are petri dishes.  I wouldn't use one even if they made coffee.

 What looks like bacteria and fungi is probably mineral buildup from tap water.

HatsOff said:
This whole conversation is MOL in a nutshell - convo starts with an oddball problem and quickly devolves into a bunch of self-appointed taste police judging each other and telling each other why whatever they are doing is wrong. For extremely low stakes.
If you're going to get evangelical about something, make it something worthwhile. The environmental point about k-cups is one to consider. As with all things, there are tradeoffs but I can at least see the point of getting preachy and evangelical about it.
The "oh but the coffee sucks" argument is a matter of personal opinion and taste, and not really anybody's business at all unless you are a member of the home in question and are unhappy with what is being served. 
Nothing makes me LESS likely to go for a more expensive piece of kitchen equipment than some judgy know-it-all telling me it is infinitely better than whatever I have. Especially when I am pretty happy with what I have (fwiw a blade grinder that works just fine and I really enjoy the coffee I make). 

You obviously wrote this pre-coffee

GoSlugs said:

nan said:
Get a burr grinder.

 Its amazing what a difference this makes.  I used a blade grinder until about  a year ago and then I got a burr grinder for Christmas.  The difference in taste is like night and day.

 I have one of each.  Blade is small DiLonghi for one or two cups. Larger burr for 12 cups. I do not notice any difference in flavor between the two. a coffee article I read a couple of months ago, recommended the burr.

Type of beans and time and temp. of roast do make a difference. My present coffee is 50/50 Kona and Jamaica Blue. 90% medium roast and 10% very dark.

Loose tea? I get from Adagio Teas. Someone from there used to (or still does) post on M.O.L.

If the simple syrup doesn’t kill it, try attaching it to the bottom of an old Farberware percolator. That should do the trick.