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Nothing good can come from this. The carboy itself was not meant to oscillate between these temperatures. I couldn't see it making through one cycle let alone repeated expansion and contraction. As opposed to taking such drastic measures, just use star san.

Star San is perfectly safe and will not hurt your beer. You are wasting a ton of it by filling up your carboy, just a little needed and swish it around to coat all surfaces. I put the stuff on everything I can equipment, counters, caps, corks, o-rings, my hands, kids, dogs, wife if she holds...

You can get plenty of use out of that extra wheat. Bring about 1.5 gal of water to ~130 degrees then seep for around 30 min. Then increase the water to ~160 for another 30 min. After that, sparge the seeped water in addition to about a gallon more of 160 degree water through the grain into...

I agree with ArcaneXor that 5.2 is the way to go for your mash. As far as the water goes, your chlorine levels do seem high. Spring water a good way to go, just don't use distilled as your yeast needs some minerals to remain healthy. You can still use tap water if you like. A good way do drive...