Abstract: A method of cleaning the inner part of hot beverage system, in particular a coffee machine, with a cleaning capsule is disclosed. The capsule is inserted into the hot beverage system, the capsule defining a hollow space containing a cleaning material and an inert filling material.
Abstract: The invention is related to a cleaning capsule for admission to the inner part of a hot beverage system, in particular a coffee machine, whose hollow space contains a cleaning material. The cleaning capsule contains in the hollow space an inert filling material in addition to the cleaning material.