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    BrewChatter Brew Zilla/Robo Brew Giveaway

    I'm in too, good luck everyone!
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    HomebrewSupply Recipe Giveaway

    Belgian Tripel - All-Grain Recipe Kit
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    StarSan suck back?

    Should be fine, just allow a little extra time for the Starsan to be eaten up by the yeast. I just had the same thing happen a month or so ago, and it was more like a quart of Starsan. Beer is fine, I'm drinking it now as a matter of fact. :)
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    Order of early upgrades

    +1.. Temperature control is definitely the biggest improvement you can make, and pitching the correct amount of yeast (and oxygenation) is a close second.
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    Beer at work?

    I used to be IT administrator for The Onion, and yes - drinking was tolerated. Whiskey Fridays were a thing. We had two kegerators, one with a local brew on tap, the other usually filled with my homebrew. Again, not getting carried away was key.. but good times.
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    Need an experienced brewers opinion, please

    You're being way too hard on yourself! You are correct on your guess that the gravity was high due to the lower temp and longer mash. However, I would definitely not back sweeten to meet your target gravity. Recipes are guidelines; you're not always going to hit your gravity exactly like the...
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    Did my yeast reactivate?

    Those look like some floating hops to me - carry on :)
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