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accidentally added my wort to the primary fermenter at 115 degrees opposed to the suggested 80 degrees. Other than some fruity scents/tastes what can I expect? Is this a major problem?
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it depends on a few factors......what yeast did you pitch.......have you seen any action from your yeast (any bubbling / swirling in your fermentor)?
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The yeast is the Activator bagged variety, and I haven’t seen any action, tough it’s only been about two hours.
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You probably won’t know anything until tomorrow and probably late tomorrow if you didn’t make a starter, oxygenate, and/or use yeast nutrients. My feeling is that you killed some yeast, maybe some are still alive, but I bet some are not. I would say that, combined with a possible underpitch in first place, would make me toss a packet of dried yeast in the beer to make sure you will get some fermentation.
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Wait up to 18 hours.....if no activity, dump it......you yeast murderer!!!!!
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Remember that the first 3 days are the most important with keeping temp. control.....you have to stop and think about how long will it take the temp to drop from 115 to around 70 something.....It’s not a biggy if the yeast survive and give it high esters....in this case, you just learned what to avoid next time.....all homebrewers go through this....Im going through my own trial at the moment.....Is my bucket or racking tube bad.....something is giving off flavors to my beer...
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Would adding another yeast packet as a precaution be bad for the beer?
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Not at all.......It’s suggested when this happens.....have a chance to save the beer.......but keep in mind that some wild yeast could have taken over in the absents of the controlled yeast....doesn’t mean a bad beer.....just a bad tasting one......if it turns out nasty, just throw some figs or something in it......Make it a Hybrid Avery 15......Thats a joke! You may still have a chance to save it......I would actually like to know how everything turns out.....Seriously!....Let me knlow what you do and how it tasted.....
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Delicious hoppy scents abound as this beer is fermenting nicely!
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Once again, proof that yeast are a hardy bunch. Nice to hear about your beer. 
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As long as the fermentation temp stays around 70 you shouldnt have any funky flavors. It did probably kill some yeast. I have had beers with no fermintation & added yeast on the 3rd day with no problems.
Dont dump it unless it gets to smelling really bad or has some crazy stuff growing in it.
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