Light has attacked my beer!

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jason4bc

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Hey Gang,
Newbie here...
I have three beers (one in primary - plastic bucket, two in secondary - plastic carboys) in a closet in the bedroom 70F. The closet door was left open and the day light (not direct sunlight, and an overcast day) lit up the bedroom and so my beer across the room was exposed to this daylight. Probably for about 2-3 hours. Is my beer ruined?
 
I highly doubt it. The one in the bucket is fine for sure, the ones in the carboys I'm 99% sure will be fine. Continue as planned, relax, don't worry, and have a home brew.
 
I don't think a few hours of indirect ambient light would cause any noticeable harm. I believe it would take a few days to weeks for it to start to 'skunk' the beer.
 
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