2 inches deep

[GloridazeBrewing]

So my washing machine overflowed today and left my basement filled with 2 inches of water. Luckily most of my brewing equipment was safe or just in need of a little PBW. I'm concerned about my aeration stone. Not sure how wet it got. Can I soak it in PBW and/or boil it or is it a goner?

[spiderwrangler]

Just washing machine overflow? With proper cleaning, it's probably fine.

[GloridazeBrewing]

Dirty soapy water that ran over my less than clean unfinished basement floor. PBW cleans everything but the stone is porous. Just concerned PBW would only clean the surface.

[grod]

Dirty soapy water that ran over my less than clean unfinished basement floor. PBW cleans everything but the stone is porous. Just concerned PBW would only clean the surface.

When I first read the thread title I was gonna say "man, you got to get in further". Now I can say that if you are concerned, just boil it to be on the safe side.

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[Ozwald]

And if you're as insane as me, you'd follow that 8-10 min boil in a oven on the lowest setting. PBW might be fine, as well as taking the extra step of boiling, but if I already put that into it I'd go the extra step for peace of mind. (This is all assuming it's one of the stainless steel stones, now that I reread the OP)

[GloridazeBrewing]

Lol. Needed a title that would get people to read. I'll definitely use PBW and boil. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't crazy, or cheap, for cleaning it instead of replacing it.

[GloridazeBrewing]

It's a stainless stone from Williams Brewing.

[Ozwald]

If it wasn't stainless I'd say just trash it & buy a new one, but a soak, boil & bake will make that thing damn near sterile.