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OneCUP™ Blue Brew Adapter

What is the Blue Brew Adapter?

There are some new single serve brewer models that have a design feature that can impact the brewing experience when using our compostable OneCUP™ coffee pods. If you have one of the new Keurig®* models that uses MultiStream Brewing Technology™*, then you may want to use the Blue Brew Adapter to enhance the brewing process and improve the OneCUP™ coffee pod compatibility with your brewer.

Should I use the Blue Brew Adapter?

Do you own a single serve brewer that uses MultiStream Brewing Technology™*? If you’re not sure, open the lid of your brewer.

Do you see five puncture needles?

If YES, we recommend using the Blue Brew Adapter. Easy-to-follow instructions are below.

If NO, the Blue Brew Adapter is not recommended.

How to use the Blue Brew Adapter:

STEP 1:
Lift the handle of your single serve brewing machine to open the brewing chamber.

STEP 2:
Carefully lay the Blue Brew Adapter on top of the pod holder with the straight edge of the adapter facing the front of the machine (toward you).

STEP 3:
Place your OneCUP™ pod inside the pod holder.

STEP 4:
Brew coffee as you normally would.

STEP 5:
When removing the used pod, be careful not to remove the Blue Brew Adapter. It can be left in the machine for future OneCUP™ brewing.

Important note: The Blue Brew Adapter is not compostable. Please do not attempt to compost this adapter. It is intended to be used as part of your brewing coffee machine. It is not part of our OneCUP™ pod.

FAQs

San Francisco Bay Coffee makes commercially compostable, single serve coffee pods which we have affectionately named OneCUP™. We produce this product under our San Francisco Bay Coffee and Organic Coffee Company brand names. The commercially compostable materials used in our product will decompose with the right balance of heat, moisture and oxygen. The compost that is generated can then be used as nutrients for the soil. 

OneCUP™ pods work with the majority of single serve brewers. However, there are some new models that have a design feature that can impact the brewing experience when using our OneCUP™ pod. If you have one of the new Keurig®* models that uses MultiStream Brewing Technology™*, then you may find that the puncture needles do not properly pierce the OneCUP™ lids.

MultiStream Brewing Technology™* is featured in some new Keurig®* models and uses five needles to puncture the coffee pod, instead of the traditional one needle seen in previous brewer models. 

When you open the lid of your brewer, if you see five puncture needles like in the image shown, your brewer uses Multi-Stream Technology™*. If you see one puncture needle, then your brewer does not use MultiStream Brewing Technology™*.

We have developed the Blue Brew Adapter to enhance the brewing process and improve OneCUP™ compatibility with brewers that use MultiStream Brewing Technology™*. We are happy to send you a Blue Brew Adapter free of charge. Please contact our Customer Service team at service@sfbaycoffee.com or 1-800-829-1300 to request one.

The Blue Brew Adapter is a small insert that rests in the brewing chamber of MultiStream™* brewers. It slightly boosts the chamber height for ideal brewing of OneCUP™ pods.

You may want to use the Blue Brew Adapter if you own a single serve brewer that uses MultiStream Brewing Technology™*. When you open the lid of your brewer, if you see five puncture needles, your brewer uses MultiStream Technology™* and we recommend using the Blue Brew Adaptor to enhance the brewing process and improve the OneCUP™ pod compatibility with your brewer. If you see one puncture needle, then the Blue Brew Adapter is not recommended.

You can insert the Blue Brew Adaptor by following the instructions above.

YES, when you place the Blue Brew Adapter in the brewing chamber, make sure the straight edge of the adapter is facing the front of the machine toward you. 

Please contact our Customer Service team at service@sfbaycoffee.com or 1-800-829-1300 to request one.

We will provide a replacement Blue Brew Adapter free of charge. Please contact our Customer Service team at service@sfbaycoffee.com or 1-800-829-1300 to request one.

While installing this device could technically void your brewer manufacturer warranty, our rigorous tests of the Blue Brew Adapter in MultiStream™* brewing systems have not shown any brewing or warranty related issues. Our recommendation is that you remove the Blue Brew Adapter when brewing a traditional K-Cup®* style pod.

YES! Our Blue Brew Adapter is BPA free and made with food-safe materials.

NO, brewing with the Blue Brew Adapter will deliver the same quality cup of coffee that you’ve enjoyed from our OneCUP™ pods since it enables the brewer’s puncture needles to cleanly pierce the pod lid.

YES, the Blue Brew Adapter is safe for use in the brewing chamber.

YES, you do not need to use the adapter when brewing traditional K-Cup®* style pods. 

YES, you can easily remove and re-install the Blue Brew Adapter as often as you like. It can also be left in your machine for all your OneCUP™ brewing.

Questions, concerns or to request a Blue Brew Adaptor, please contact Customer Service by phone or email: 1-800-829-1300 • service@sfbaycoffee.com

* Keurig®, K-Cup®, and MultiStream Brewing Technology™ are trademarks of Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. San Francisco Bay Coffee, OneCUP™ and the Blue Brew Adapter are not affiliated with or approved or endorsed by Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.