[flbrewer]

I've used a long SS spoon for all of my brews up to this point. I've considered picking up a wooden paddle as the spoon can sometimes scrape up the plastic mash tun.

For the wooden paddle owners, whatcha' got?

[morticaixavier]

I've got a nice maple paddle a friend made for me. hard maple shaped like a canoe paddle but shorter and blunter with holes in the blade. it works find and I can pour my vorlauf over it to get a decent trickle onto the top of the grain bed.

I don't know if it's really any better than a SS spoon. scratches in the mash tun don't really matter.

[Stevie]

Mine is a cheapo pine paddle. Because it's soft, it tends to hold moisture so I need to make sure it is clean before I hang it to dry. It molded once but I was able to sand it down to like new.

[tommymorris]

I have a small wooden paddle. I use it every batch and I think it does avoid scratches in the mash tun.

I got mine off eBay. It's a "partial mash" paddle. Basically it's smaller which works well for my small batches.  Unfortunately the eBay seller has closed his account. 

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Edited to show my actual paddle.

[Pinski]

Plain wooden paddle, no holes, angled edge on bottom.  Wood burned initials, lots of notches.

[klickitat jim]

Plain wooden paddle, no holes, angled edge on bottom.  Wood burned initials, lots of notches.

Nice avitar

[denny]

I've used a long SS spoon for all of my brews up to this point. I've considered picking up a wooden paddle as the spoon can sometimes scrape up the plastic mash tun.

For the wooden paddle owners, whatcha' got?

If you want one go for it, but I haven't found that a paddle works any better than a spoon for me.

[HoosierBrew]

If you want one go for it, but I haven't found that a paddle works any better than a spoon for me.

Yep. And I'd go as far as saying my SS spoon works better - it reaches into the corners of the cooler better. I mounted my paddle on the wall of the garage, above one of my kegerators.

[klickitat jim]

Sounds like a great xBeermt for publishing very early in april. Wooden mash paddle vs Stainless spoon: can the judges detect a difference in a blind triangle test? Does it effect hot side aeration? Does the flavor contributed by the wood require the beer to be entered in a special category?

[HoosierBrew]

 Nice. Maybe the mash paddle version tastes 'oaked' ?     

[denny]

Nice. Maybe the mash paddle version tastes 'oaked' ?     

Mine would taste maple.

[klickitat jim]

Nice. Maybe the mash paddle version tastes 'oaked' ?     

Mine would taste maple.

Where you live probably vine maple

[denny]

Nice. Maybe the mash paddle version tastes 'oaked' ?     

Mine would taste maple.

Where you live probably vine maple

Except it didn't come from around here....

[klickitat jim]

Nice. Maybe the mash paddle version tastes 'oaked' ?     

Mine would taste maple.

Where you live probably vine maple

Except it didn't come from around here....

That's what they all say. And you're probably just holding it for a friend.

[Pinski]

Plain wooden paddle, no holes, angled edge on bottom.  Wood burned initials, lots of notches.

Nice avitar

Thanks! It was fun to make!