TAHammerton
Grandmaster Brewer
So in the latest installment of my comedy of errors I lost the metal aeration stone and wand whilst adding oxygen to my Baltic Porter. The thing just shot out of the pvc tube and into the carboy. Having no way to retrieve it I just left it there.
That was 3 weeks ago and now the Porter is in the keg and I have retrieved the wand. It looks remarkably clean, but was fully submersed for 3 weeks. I have wiped it down with oxyclean and it is currently sitting in a bucket of Star San.
So my question is can I use it for the Red rye I am brewing on Sat. night or am I just going to contaminate the wort. Should I throw it away or is there any chance of recovery?
That was 3 weeks ago and now the Porter is in the keg and I have retrieved the wand. It looks remarkably clean, but was fully submersed for 3 weeks. I have wiped it down with oxyclean and it is currently sitting in a bucket of Star San.
So my question is can I use it for the Red rye I am brewing on Sat. night or am I just going to contaminate the wort. Should I throw it away or is there any chance of recovery?