Northern Brewer Grand Cru Lambic question

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I brewed this yesterday, and being fairly new to partial mash brewing (and fairly averse to reading instructions carefully) I missed bringing the mash back up to 170 degrees before sparging. I sparged at 152-ish with 170 degree water. My question is, what did I miss by doing it like this?

I'm not overly concerned about it since I imagine that minor mistakes will make little difference in a beer that is going to sit for 2 years.:mug:

Thoughts?
 
The higher temperature just helps to release the sugars. You might have lost a gravity point or two, but no big deal.
 
May have also lost the extraction of tannins that breakdown and allow a longer smoothing aging process...
 
Has anyone tried this beer? Always wanted to go lambic and was interested in this one from NB
 
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