"Negodki" > wrote in message
...
> > "Negodki" > wrote:
> Not having seen the stirring rod, I can only speculate, but I doubt that
you
> will have any more of a plastic-y flavour from leaving it there than from
> stirring with it. I.e. you won't notice the difference. [I hope this
theory
> is true, because I have a 10" length of plastic tubing in the bottom of
one
> of my carboys, and tubing has more of a "plastic-y" odor than stirring
rod.]

If I were you I wouldn't leave that tubing in the bottom of that carboy, for
just the reason you stated. I'm not even crazy about using plastic tubing
for pumping wine around, but there doesn't seem to be any reasonable
alternative.

The stirrer in question is of unknown material, but it's probably a rigid
plastic such as PVC, Nylon etc. Those don't seem to be a problem for long
term contact with wine.

Tom S