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Originally Posted by o8secridr
I am working on my first batch now. I have 5 gallons in an ale pail and it bubbled like crazy for the first week then stopped completely. I opened it and aerated it and decied to check the hydrometer. I am a bit confused on reading it though. Started SG was 1.055 and now it is 1.000. On the chart that says 0.0 abv is this correct or am I reading it wrong.
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If the SG is 1.000, then it's pretty much done, oh some yeast strains will take the SG lower, but not a whole lot. By areating the must you've introduced oxygen & that's a bad thing; it'll RUIN your apfelwein. I've never heard of a way to save oxidized must, but that doesn't mean one doesn't exist. I think about the only way you can avoid having to pour this down the drain is to drink it before the nasty taste takes over. Good luck, GF.