Scratched up Racking Cane

[Sirhc]

My racking cane has a bunch of scratches. Will this be a breading ground for infections or should stop I being paranoid and just use it?

 

[bobeer]

If you just scratched it and can use it one time then toss it I'd just do that. Buy a new one though so you don't ruin a batch due to nasties that got caught up in there. They're not that expensive and it's worth not ruining a batch of brew!

 

[Potamus]

It's definitely worth the $10 investment to have the peace of mind that you're not going to infect $50+ batches of beer.

 

[mrgrimm101]

As bobeer and potamus have said..play it safe and throw it away.

 

[JonM]

I recently replaced my scratched cane with a stainless steel one. This one will never scratch and isn't that much more expensive than the plastic ones.

 

[stevehardt]

Gotta agree with what bothers said. A new racking cane is cheap insurance