Bad Brew Night: Split wort + no-chill -- will it still make beer?

[rhamilton]

So I did a partial boil mini-mash last night. Followed the instructions like normal but it was getting close to 11pm and the beer I was drinking was catching up with me so I got lazy and changed my process significantly and threw in some mistakes:

1. No-chill after the boil -- I didn't want to bother getting out the chiller that late. I just put a top on it and let it sit overnight. Because of #2, the wort is only steeped grains and boiled hops.

2. Forgot to add extract -- woke up this morning and the damn extract container was on the counter. I had forgotten to stir in the extract on flame out. The wort was already cooled so I didn't want to risk contamination and I didn't have time to reheat the wort. So I .....

3. Essentially made a second batch of beer -- put a gallon or so of water on the stove to boil, added my sugars and extract, brought to a boil, flame out, put a top on it and went to work. Hopefully it'll be sanitized when I get home this evening.

So when I get home, I'll have:

1. 3-4 gallons of the initial wort @ room temp. It's only steeped grains and hops.
2. 1-2 gallons of hop-less wort @ room temp.

I plan to rack them both into the fermenter tonight, add yeast, shake, and business as usual.

I know this isn't an ideal brew process but the recipe was for my favorite homebrew so far. Should I expect a significantly different product? I assume it'll still be beer

 

[Jrod]

Yep still beer. Not ideal but still beer as long as nothing funky got in there while it was sitting around.

 

[Eckythump]

You would have topped up with water anyway, right? So "topping up" with the DME-wort seems fine to me. Be sure to mix the two really well before you pitch your yeast.

 

[DaDzBrewery]

If you have time, it wouldn't hurt to combine the two, and boil for about 15 minutes to sterilize again.. then chill.. def, not a practice that I would make a habit, nor will it be as good as you would have made, but it'll be beer... A little advice.. drink during boil, that way by time your toasty all the work is almost over.. then the only thing you'll ski[p out on is cleaning your equipment..;0)

 

[Channel66]

I dont think it will be much of an issue assuming you didn't pick up any crazy critters letting it sit overnight. Even so I would just find the time to boil up the 2 together, sterilize that sucker, chill it out, pitch it, ferment it, and drink it to mess up your next batch

I call it "Look ma, no extract, Ale."

Let us know how it turns out?

 

[rhamilton]

I just mixed them last night, shook, pitched, and it's fermenting this morning. The hop smell seems different -- but that might just be paranoia. I'll update when I get a taste in 3-4 weeks

 

[Zippox]

How did this turn out?