Phreak
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So this is my first 2.5 Gal all grain batch and I think after all my careful procedures to ensure it turned out great, I might have screwed it up at the finish line. This was my first time using an autosiphon and I had everything batch primed and ready to send down to those beautiful amber bottles. I cranked up the siphon and *blub blub blub* into the beer. CRAP!! I took it out, cleared it and tried again....*blub blub blub* back into the beer again. Now I'm REALLY freaking out. Turns out, I had the bottle wand attached and since the air only flows if the pin is pushed, I blew air back into the beer. Did I just completely ruin this batch? I've read how oxidation is really bad, so I'm now concerned I've made a batch of wet cardboard american wheat? Is this salvagable? By this I mean, is there a chance it wasn't oxidized THAT bad and still quite drinkable? Anyone else do this before and it still turned out ok?