Dropped a wooden spoon in my wort
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Kobainisalive
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Re-boil it.
Kobainisalive
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If you can, I would re-boil the wort. If you can't, let it ride.
deepcdan99
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When I screw up like that, it usually ends up one of the better one's. Though next time u make it, sanitize the spoon....then drop it in
My first beer I brewed I had too much to drink by the time we were pitching the yeast.. I dropped the strained (sanitized) in the fermenter and drunken me went in after it with my hand about ARM deep.....
...turned out awesome. No need to worry you should be fine.
...turned out awesome. No need to worry you should be fine.
deepcdan99
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I don't think it is really that easy to contaminate a beer. But best to sanitize everything to minimize the possibility.
Think about the thousands of years beer has been brewed. Now think of only the couple hundred years we have known about germs. Beer has been brewed in woods and plains and deserts without soap, without star-san or iodophor. In spidery, mildewy scary trappist cellars (sours or not). I tend to think most people over concern themselves with sanitation. Sure, you want things to be clean and do what you can to avoid contamination, but as long as you didn't just scratch your ass with said spoon, *personally* I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.
MrManifesto
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EdMerican said:
Plus one. People here freak out over small contamination concerns while ignoring temps and arguing pitching rates. A wooden spoon for three seconds isn't going to do anything, you're all good OP.
petey_c
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I couldn't have said it better. You'll be good to go.
RandomBeerGuy
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So just to be clear; spoon ass scratching is frowned upon?
Tough crowd here.
Tough crowd here.
deepcdan99
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petey_c
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My custom brew spoon doubles as an as... back scratcher.
