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Just pitch. You'll be fine.

I recently made a split batch of Jamil's Ordinary Bitter at 3.7%. One half I did to style; the other I dry-hopped with 1.5 ounces each of Columbus and Simcoe. I was somewhat surprised to get a good deal of bitterness from the dry hopping. The "ordinary" side was spot-on for bitterness...

Read www.howtobrew.com and buy a print version of the book. YOu'll be glad.

Sounds fine to me. Stores often have a bigger crush to avoid complaints about stuck sparges. My efficiency went from 70 to 80 percent when i got my own mill.

Yes, easily. A quart jar, a growler, anything that can be sanitized will work. Just shake it now and again. Should be fine.

+1 on Anchor Porter. Great beer. If you don't like it, you don't like porter.

No.

This is mostly wrong. As the quote from Palmer explains, a protein rest, particularly a long one, can be detrimental to head retention. It also has nothing to do with yeast nutrients. It may, however, improve clarity.

What do you possibly have to do with John Palmer's book? How is it that you're taking email addresses and sending people to his online book? They can go there free. Did you actually have something to do with writing it? If not, that's pretty sleazy.

A week is fine for flavor. For clarity, cold crash it so they'll drop out before you package.

You might try a Koelsch yeast and ferment it on the cool side.

What's the point? You might try a better yeast than 04.

read this: www.howtobrew.com

You'll be fine.

Read "How to Brew," by John Palmer.