"Droopy" > wrote in message
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> Hoss > wrote in message
>. ..
> > All,
> >
> > Again a bit of a newbie question. I have been fighting stirring my
> > must in my 5 gal primary with a plastic spoon that is too short. I
> > can't get a grip on it to stir right and I use the plastic because it
> > is easy to clean and sanitize.
> >
> > Has anyone used a large wooden spoon for this task, and if not, why.
> > If so, how do yo clean it to prevent molds/flavors from affecting the
> > wine?
> >
> > Thanks again in advance,
> >
> > Greg, erie, PA
>
> I use a long handled wooden spoon for years (for wine, mead and beer),
> and I have never had a spoiled batch. I don't even sanitize it. I
> just wash it off with soapy hot water, and it gets a nice contact with
> boiling wort.
>
> Of course, it is just a matter of time until I do have a batch go bad.
> Really you should just get a long handled plastic spoon. If you
> can't find one locally, order one online from any number of places.

Why even buy a spoon? Go to the hardware store and buy 30" of plastic
pipe for 89 cents.
Bob aka El Cheapo