First Wort ever assembled: Is it contaminated?

Argh.....

Things went pretty well for me, no boilovers (I kinda wanted one, sort of a right of passage...) no major errors except: The unsanitized top of my brewpot slid right into the mostly cooled wort. Anyone want to reassure me or tell me I am doomed? Although unsanitized it did appear to be very clean, but still....

Anyways, Everything else seems to have gone well. Forgot to take a reading before I put the yeast in so I guess I'll never know the alcohol. Also, it seemed to take forever (45 minutes or so) to get to a boil. Maybe because I was watching it.

My wife and I were stunned at the smell that filled the house... Like sweet fresh bread.

I can't believe I have to wait five weeks to find out if my batch is blown! Argh!

It's still exciting. And it was quite a show, many a friend and family member watched quizzically as I performed the strange ritual.

My thinking here is since your lid was clean to begin with you'll be fine.

My guess is that if you were using your lid durring the boil, the extremely hot steam would have sanitized your lid, so I think you will be fine.