The Best and only permanent Keurig 2.0 K cup Hack, Full menu unlock

DIY version of the Keurig 2.0 full menu Unlock. Be able to unlock the coffee maker and use any brand k cup you like. Also will gain you full access to the menu where you can store favorites and other sizes.
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[@chrisbickell4739]

I'm a 63 year old woman and was able to follow these easy instructions. I was at the point of throwing my Keurig out. Now I love it again. Thank u!!!

[@TheSonny2727]

Good for you!! Great job

[@rossstout559]

Dude, genius! Thank you!! I cleaned my machine (after five years of use) and then got the dreaded error message. I started looking online for a new machine ($75+) and decided to check KZbin. Your video is great. The 10 minutes reported by others included me making a cup of coffee. Thanks again!

[@rockhollywood]

THANK YOU! Our Keurig 2.0 suddenly stopped recognizing our reusable pods. One green wire snip later, and we're back in business!

[@GrimReapster]

Thanks man, it totally worked. The weird thing is that, until a week ago, my Keurig was accepting refillable pods without any modding.

[@DeanOliver1964]

Holy crap that actually worked! Thank you! My wife has this exact model and she was about to pitch it when I came across this. Took me all of 10 minutes and now I have a very happy wife. Thanks!

[@ViviansDIYProjects]

❤ thank you! This 59 yo woman was able to do this. Keurig is for a coffee station at church. I didn't know it scanned & rejected cups. Now I can supply more affordable cups & not hurt my budget. Thank you again!

[@natedawg061987]

This is EXACTLY the kind of hack I'm looking for! A good friend gave me his 2.0 that works fine, but I prefer to use my own coffee grounds. I know what my after-work project will be tonight!

[@333donutboy]

Worked perfectly. You can use a couple of guitar picks to pry the tabs off. The trick is to slide the pick under the bottom of the tab and gently twist. Move your way around until it loosens up. Then put the pick in the gap and twist.

[@jessesamson7392]

I didn't look to see what model I have, but the center piece came out slick as butter on mine when I removed the two screws. No hassle at all. Cut the green wire, power up, test...BAM..full menu! Did not go deeper and do the magnet wire. Just brewed a Menu #2, twelve oz brew. Thanks for the video instruction!

[@HERMIZ-ClassB-RV-Promaster2500]

Ordered and had to return several different reusable k-cups on Amazon. Have a set of 22 purchased from Keurig (was 24 but broke 2) around 2014 I'm guessing, when we bought the machine. They go in a 3 drawer k-cup pod holder for 36 that the Keurig 2.0 500 sits on. I use the filters and we love putting in our own coffee. Favor Peruvian, Somalia, Guatamalen, Kona, etc. These coffees are rich tasting and regal. K-Cup disposable pods do not offer that grade at any price. Figured out our specialty coffees cost about 15 cents each refillable. Couldn't figure out why none of the new refillable k-cups that matched in size and configuration did not work. Then searched and came upon your tutorial a hour ago. Followed it, first just for the cups with the green wire, then the front magnet wires for the carafe and different cup fill settings. Soldered and shrink wrapped as you suggested. Used your tool to open the retainer flanges. Simple, worked like a charm and presto. Takes an refillable k-cup, does the carafe and has various fill settings from 4oz to 16 oz. You are my hero friend. Who would have known that Keurig set up a reader to sense it's own k-cup labels and magnetic reader! This machine is awesome. I did not want to replace it. It was costly in its day. Thanks again! 🙏

[@andrewstoddart5418]

Thanks for this hack. For those of you with a newer machine and don't have a green wire, cut the two black wires in the front. Then do as the video for the rest. Works fine with the full menu.

[@iPhoneRestoration]

Andrew Stoddart thank you for that.

[@Tundra0524]

Thank you thank you have gone through many hacks and got fed up! Your video is amazing well detailed send it to my hubby had it up and running in less than ten minutes you are a god send thank you for posting this video! Can now fully enjoy my Keurig after four years! ❤

[@Mike-bz4vl]

Thanks for this tip, I was about to chuck mine because all of a sudden I started getting the stupid "Ooops!" message when all this time I've been using the same k pod with no issues, this fix did the trick I now have access to the full menu. Chalk one up for the little guy!

[@dloper66]

Excellent video. Worked flawlessly. I did break all those little clips to do the secondary part, but actually the two screws that you take out are where the buck stops with holding that entire assembly together. Plus a couple tiny drops of Super Glue work😂d fine. Great video!

[@robertdewalt8711]

Thank you for showing tip with cutting the green wire to allow use of k-cups. I now can use Cafe Cup as you get 4 + one scoop in pack which costs less the 1 Keurig Universal K-Cup, Multipin. Now I can brew different teas more quickly,

[@Marine_0317]

great video it really helped! I had my Keurig 2.0 ready to go to Goodwill for donation, then I found your video. the only difference I found was that my Kuerig 2.0 (platinum color) had two (2) black wires that I had to cut rather than just one. I cut both wires and connected them together with electrical tape, it worked. again, thank you

[@Rcarnes911]

Sensor on mine went out found your video, took 10 minutes to do Thanks, a little trick when you have short wires like that to strip just melt it with a lighter for a second and pull the end off quick and easy no need to put strain on the board

[@nadastankovic7819]

With all the positive comments I must be the only one who is a chicken to try this cause all them plastic parts are so easily broken. Striping the wire and lifting that housing up I believe I’m not equipped to do that and maybe I’m not brave to do it cause my Keurig was expensive when I bought it. Very educational video and I enjoyed it and you made the most detailed video on how to do this. Congrats to you dear man. 🙏🏻

[@jaidyn259]

Personal, my keurig would be a glorified water heater if I didn't do this so I'd say it's worth it!!

[@halfrank7041]

Concise and clear...excellent instruction. Thank you so much for sharing!! I did the full hack...took about 20 minutes. My Kuerig is better than before and will accept literally ANY pod, large (carafe) or small (cup). Additionally, the extra volume settings give much greater flexibility.

[@rossviezer8502]

Thank you my good man! You are a gentleman and a scholar! My aftermarket K-Carafe wouldn’t work with my Keurig coffee pot/Carafe and now I can brew full pots of coffee with the simple green wire cut! 👍🏻

[@dougkeirnes4540]

I cut the green wire and now it works with the pods that were rejected before. Great video!

[@sarahsmith3153]

This worked perfectly! I was given one of these for free today and thought what the heck, I’m going to try it. I didn’t want to try the hacks everyone else did. Thank you so much! Made my day!

[@iPhoneRestoration]

Thinking about getting the newest model and making it work on all cups. Anyone interested in a video for that give a thumbs up on this comment.

[@santisadams2221]

PLEASE MAKE ANOTHER VIDEO FOR THE NEWER ONE - ALL I HAVE IS BLACK WIRES AND ONE RED - DO I CUT THE RED WIRE ON THE NEWER 2.0 VERSION??? tHANK YOU !!!!!!

[@gregbarnett9272]

I picked up a very gently used 2.0-400 on the cheap to use in our camper. I was aware of the additional mod, but wanted to implement only the first mod so I can use aftermarket “home brew” inserts. I literally performed the mod in real time, did the same test and reassembled as I watched the video. It’s a complete solution! Thank you!

[@donyvette3496]

I have K400. This hack worked perfectly. Green wire snip. Magnet wires cut, stripped, soldered together and heat-shrinked. For those worried about the 5 clips, it DOES really help to heat them up, one at a time as you try to release them. Luckily, I happen to have a high-heat gun with concentrator nozzle to direct the heat precisely. I actually got the plastic warm enuf that the tabs became so soft I was able to gently bend them permanently away fully. I reversed the process upon reassembly and molded them back into "closed" position. I don't think regular hair dryer can get the plastic hot enuf to do what I did, but it should suffice to make them supple enuf to avoid snapping them off. I used a tapered wooden chopstick to sneak in from the side of the clip as I heated it.

[@davidparker2557]

Excellent video, 10 minutes of work, start to finish and you will beat Keurig! No more frustration.

[@mrosskamp47]

Thanks for showing me another way besides cutting out labels and using tape. I worked at a power plant and I know there are always ways to bypass interlocks, so I loved this method!

[@chasdava1]

Thx for this. My daughter gifted me some Jack Daniel’s coffee and I wanted the option to single cup vs French press every time. Bought 2 sets of reusable filter cups (8) that claimed to be compatible but nah. Now we’re set for all of our bags and cans of coffee without having to wash the filter cup(s) immediately. Better for the environment and better for our budget.

[@thethomasproject]

Awesome! Thanks for the tutorial. Definitely the easiest way around the issue. I went all the way too to open the full menu to allow me to really fill my travel cups. Absolutely no regrets. Thanks.

[@rogerpinette3967]

I completely cleaned my Keurig 2.0 and now my non Keurig carafe reusable pod is working again! WOW!!

[@tallpaulman]

Yet one more - AWESOME!! Mine looks like it's a year or two earlier from the digital display graphics, but I cut the green wire and that's working fine. Will probably go FULL HACK MODE for fun as well. Thanks a ton!!

[@ScottHolderCrossPoint]

Excellent job on the "fix" for these brewers. I have to take mine apart regularly due to the display going out. I have used a Sharpie to mark where to press the screen to get what I want (strong and cup size), but I think I will try this fix to see what it will do for me. If you have any suggestions on fixing the display going out, I would appreciate it. Thanks again.

[@brianwells4971]

Sheer genius! Thank you very much. Easy to do and now have a lot more options. No longer have to brew twice just to get 14 oz cup of coffee.

[@beerbrewer737]

It took me less than 15 minutes to do the modification. Thanks for posting the video!

[@jimobray3659]

Although my Keurig's internals looked a bit different , I reasoned that that snipping the Green that terminated in a pin connector was the same thing and it worked like a champ. I did break a couple of tabs along the way, but all is good and it works great. Thanks, DOC.

[@SchwartzShots]

Both hacks worked awesome for me. I thought my Keokuk was garbage because no K cup was working not even the Keokuk brand. Now it's working just like the day I bought it. Thanks so much!!

[@keonsmommy]

You just saved my life. I just needed the option to use any cups or my own ground coffee. None of the filters I bought would work e en though they advertised being 2.0 comparison. I simple wire cut and I'm good to go

[@michaelwainman2115]

Nice video, dose the hot water option still work also?

[@hoots02]

like others have said thank you have saved this Keurig from the trash. All I want is to brew my own Kona blend in a reusable kcup. Bam now I can. thank you.

[@ldeutscher3904]

Thanks, for the easy to understand lesson that an older farm girl could understand! I just worked on our Keurig 2.0, we have been using the plastic clip on that never works when it gets steam sweat on it. This works great and I can continue brewing my home grown herbal teas now without the hassle of the plastic clip hack. I used my cell phone tool kit to open things up, and that worked well to help get inside with less damage to clips and such, with your directions.

[@mcraesps1460]

Question, does cutting and joining the two black wires ( to the magnet) accomplish the same goal that allows any K cup to be used?

[@brada002]

Thank you for this video. I was able to get the cover off and cut the green wire as described. I can now use any K-cup. Thanks!!!!

[@claudinestueve5065]

I snipped the green wire and it works perfect. No more taped lid sliding from a "real" Kcup moving around and needing adjustment. And also that lid getting corroded and dirty...germs.... I did look at several videos before doing and they all snipped the green cord. Thanks!

[@justinv3080]

Worked on my k2.0-400, took like 2 minutes!

[@JoseGarcia-bg6mw]

Awesome. Thought I would have to buy a new one less than a year into ownership. Now i can brew my favorites. Thank you

[@natesambo9759]

Great work man, thanks, was having a heck of a time getting the 2.0 to use the reusable pods. So the green wire is just for the sensor and nothing else?

[@jimcampisi4473]

Great hack , my 2.0 was not accepting any pods , clipped the green wire and worked but after one cup it went to the needle cleaning screen . I’ve cleaned the needles but the machine will not reset. I’ve unplugged it and tried restarting but can’t get the needle maintenance to go away . Any suggestions?

[@christopherleubner6633]

The two black wires go to a reed switch similar to a burglary alarm system. The magnet that activates it is in the lower cup holder. These cofee makers have lots of cool parts inside as well. The water level sensor has 4 platinum plated rods in it and could be used for anything from hydroponics to industrial lasers. ❤

[@jeffbrown5707]

Would heating the tabs with a hair dryer or heat gun help to prevent them from breaking ??

[@greggshaw7936]

Yes..be careful...don't overheat

[@jfs70ss]

I have this model and only use a reuseable Carage size pod as it holds enough coffee to make a strong 12oz cup. I get the full menu with the reuseable pod. I just need to cut the green wire. Thanks for the video Jesse from SF, Ca

[@johndeere1174]

Thanks this hack worked like a charm, I was tired of not being able to use the k-cups I wanted to, now I can

[@moniquemoreau3213]

Thank you! I so dislike proprietary limitations. Getting mechanically and electronically proficient husband to do this for me. Much appreciate the video.

[@papist777]

Very much appreciated, ESPECIALLY b/c you show the good and bad, not just the "look how good I can do this" sort.

[@georgerobinson9194]

Good job! It reminded me of my days on the bomb squad. Seriously this was very helpful and much appreci.....

[@LateNightDTW]

do not skip any steps it really works on older ones as well

[@doug5090]

I wanted to use the carafe, but the carafe pods are not available, and the label from a regular pod didn't make a reusable carafe pod work. I cut the green wire first. Half of the time, it would not recognize there was a regular pod in the brewer and the carafe pod still didn't work. Rebooting by pulling the plug fixed it most of the time, but not always. So, I did the second hack, finishing with solder and shrink tubing. Now it still only works half of the time, but when it works, I see the full menu. What do I need to fix so it works every time?

[@pragmadev.478]

Thanks for this. Had to look up how to bypass a coffee maker's DRM. This world we live in... lol. Have to hardwire mod just for a cup of damn coffee. 😂

[@tomeagan8608]

Bought reusable cups but orange stripes on the lids washed off. Any idea what those stripes are made with? Is it color or reflectiveness that the sensor reads?

[@-odextro-458]

Have a K250 and this worked perfectly. Thanks for this.

[@Lady_Jay42]

Got the 2.0 from a family member who was getting rid of it. I felt guilty about all the kcups going into the garbage because it wouldn't let me use the reusable baskets. Machine told me I needed to descale but I couldn't get it to dispense water because I kept getting oops error. This is a great way to reuse something older, reduce the plastic waste of disposable kcups, and saves money from constantly buying new kcups.

[@robertthanepohn7559]

Sweet! I’ve the same model and will definitely be doing this mod asap! Way better than using an old Keurig lid atop a non-Keurig pod! (Though I was happy to learn of that hack too!) My travel brewer is an off brand (Farberware) and doesn’t care what I brew in it, it’s annoying to have your expensive brewer be less cooperative than your “throwaway”!

[@Rasip]

Thank you. I was about to toss that piece of junk. Now i don't have to retape old lids over the sensor.

[@stogiechomper]

I’m trying this but having trouble stripping the wires, which I cut a bit too short. So far I have broken 3 tabs, lost a screw, and I think I cut a black wire when I cut the green wire. Moral: don’t try stuff if you are an amateur. My wife will kill me.

[@cgasucks]

I bought my K300 yesterday used for $45 CDN and hacked it. It works but the hardest part for me was to strip the wires as it was really thin. I used a doubled edge razor blade to very carefully strip the insulation. After that it was relatively easy. I broke a tab but realized that is was no big deal since those screws will hold it in place anyways. Don't do this if you're color blind since you MUST cut the green wire to make it work.

[@metro3692]

Put your glasses on.

[@dwaynemarkowski8139]

I cut the green wire 👍works perfectly well with any pod ! 2022 the year I had to hack my coffee machine 🤔🤦‍♂️

[@MaryDg1123]

I cut the green wire and it's good as new! thanks for making this video.

[@nate978x]

Thank you ❤️❤️❤️!!!! you save me from buying another coffee machine

[@princessdoddie]

I really am not good at this kind of stuff, people tell me I'm all thumbs. Here's all thumbs up to you for this video ..

[@princessgrammy9719]

My 2.0 will not brew a full cup. I’ve used the paper clip to clear needles and I’ve descaled with vinegar and the Keurig solution at different times of course. Still not brewing a full cup. What do you think ?

[@rachellochmann7871]

This absolutely works. I’m a college student and am tired of corporate bullshit. This works 100% and you can now use any K-Cups.

[@reginam3331]

Which 2.0 do you have?

[@cgasucks]

@@reginam3331 It doesn't matter, as long it is a Keurig 2.0. I have a base model K300 and the top of the line K500 and this hack works on both of those models and everything in between.

[@tomloya7366]

My Keurig is this exact one... it's older. It stopped working with all my cups. Just last week, it worked. So, something happened where it stopped recognizing any KCup. I snipped the green wire and it works again.

[@hayashi_6455]

Worked perfectly on my K525c. Great tutorial!

[@flermurmurjumjum765]

Why would they NOT allow the use of all the menu's? Or is this a lesser model that you modify to work as top of the line?

[@rated-r-goatstar4060]

epic this has been driving me nuts for over a year dont know why i just know looked it up but tyvm works amazing

[@justinguldiman8257]

Just did this to mine it works so great now!!! Was about to throw it out cause it stopped working with the biodegradable maxwell house coffee pod we like

[@allentrebinski]

Will this allow to use any k cup ???

[@sawsansoueid506]

Hello sir how r you i bought the same machine but used then I bought capules is different sizes then i try on water is working but on i press on coffee isn’t work can i know what’s the problem?

[@lisakowalski5471]

Thank so much for this easy to follow video. Your the best.

[@williamglass1619]

I hate when companies try to force you to buy their additional products. Feels a little like planned obsolescence. Thank you for showing everyone this workaround. Now everyone at the office can have coffee again.

[@kollarism]

Thank you! Took me 5 mins to cut the green wire and resemble.

[@licardiachandler9955]

What exactly does the full menu do? And will still work if my screen is tempermental? Where my power button is it doesn't always work so we just unplug it to turn it off.

[@daveattheholdens]

Followed this procudure and it worked perfect! Thanks poster.

[@nathannopants3157]

If you do the magnet cut and splice, do you still need to cut the green wire?

[@REXXSEVEN]

Yes & No

[@michaelcloud9230]

Most Excellent video my dude, this is a hack worth doing. Thankyou for taking the time to share it .

[@BaekHo-One]

Unfortunately, neither of these steps worked for me. Had to solder the green wire back together but left the magnet in and wires soldered together. Thank you for the video anyway. It was very well formated for the fix.

[@donaldruddell8280]

my 2.0 worked fine but the little magnet sensor on my reusable pods kept falling off. after doing the green wire and magnet sensor mod it was good for a few weeks then this thing happened. the unit would tell me to insert pod but it was stuck on the home screen. i opened it and i could see the screen change. close it again and nothing. kept going through the same issue. i would have to unplug it to get it to work again and that kept going on. found the same 2.0 for sale untouched. did the same mod and after a few weeks same thing happens now. frustrating

[@jjbeemer]

Help! Followed exactly, Cut the green wire and spliced the black. My Keurig is bricked. No full menu, and all I get is the lift to begin message. No brew menu at all. K400 model.

[@cryingleftists2290]

Why not cut the two wires when you exposed them in the back and connected them?

[@pierreplouffe4964]

Hi! I just did exactly what you showed... My Keurig 2.0 (K-545), when I lift the handle and down, it just gets back to the same original screen, saying please lift the handle to begin... Like I said, I fallowed you step by step, cut the wires from the magnet, stripped them and joined and taped perfectly, went to the back, cut the green wire just like you did. Now it wont work...no menu is accessible...

[@kimbleeblob]

Will this allow me to use a refillable pod in my keurig?

[@justinguldiman8257]

Yes it will

[@blakefreytag4190]

I did this and now my unit will not even recognize any k cup. It is the same message empty. "Lift to begin" the message returns after opening and closing. It went well until I cut the magnet wires

[@robinq5511]

There is a magnet that senses when a carafe is in place. Does this hack affect that - if so how? I have the K2 500 - about 3 years old

[@danielbergeron8194]

Wow, My jivacup didn't work anymore and now, with ur hack, everything works just fine :) thnx

[@2gnospam]

Does this work with the K575?

[@dasmith8149]

I did both the green wire and the magnetic switch. My Keurig still says this pack wasn’t designed for this Brewer. Please try one of the hundreds of packs with Keurig logo. This is what the whole problem was from the beginning. Could it be something else?

[@mcraesps1460]

We started getting the oops message even with authentic Keurig pods, so started watching videos and found this one. Locate the DRM that is what causes the oops message. When you see a rectangle clear lens underneath the top when open, that’s the oops sensor (DRM). The lens was supposed to be clear not dirty, so I just used a soft cloth ( fed it underneath so it could ) to clean it and the original Keurig pods began to work again. That kept my wife happy without cutting any wires.

[@tapprice29]

If you use a k-cup other than Keurig & it doesn’t say Oops does it just make a big hole? Mine is a 2.0 300 model

[@g.brucegilman8123]

It worked the wife will be happy. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@frankwrogg2515]

Thanks for the great video this work perfect for my Keurig.

[@dcollins9818]

Thank You KZbin University!!!!!!

[@daviejones6178]

My question is why the menu isn't already available? It's just really weird, but I personally don't need it. Thanks for the information man!

[@donyvette3496]

I have same question:-)

[@thomasmessinasr6941]

Work great for me. Thank you for making/sharing this video!!