Brewed This about 4 an 1/2 months ago and Figured I would share my result. Left in the primary for 3 weeks at 67 -70˚F, then racked to secondary for the remainder of the 4.5 months. My OG was 1.084 and final was 1.019. The beer tastes phenomenal. Good balance of hops with predominant...
Don't have a recipe for you but you could probably come close on your own. A quick google search revealed that it is of the maibock style with all german noble hops. Some of the reviews said it was more hoppy than usual and even reminded them of a west coast IPA. Also they noted it was light in...
As far as evening out the temperature, your mash will equilibrate temperature wise without stirring. Stirring will speed up the process at first but once you grain is saturated with water, the temperature will be pretty uniform throughout. I would agree with your thinking of temperature loss...