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DirtyDachshunds

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So I made my first all grain beer this last weekend...and as a all grain n00b, I made one key mistake, I couldn't heat my wort fast enough. Long story short it took roughly 4 hours to raise my temp from 150 to 200, at which I was tired and decided cool and ferment. I added my bittering hops for 1.5`2 hours with temps from 180-200....luckily I was brewing an oatmeal stout where the hops are not too present.

Anyway, my question is, what can I expect of the beer since it never got brought to a boil, but was at higher temperatures?

Thanks,
 
You may have infections (less likely), unwanted hop flavor, a corn or cabbage flavor from DMS... but nothing is guaranteed.
 
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