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If I understand correctly, you took your pre-boil gravity in the brew kettle. I don't do this because hydrometers are delicate and I'm afraid of breaking mine, which would ruin the whole batch as well as my hydrometer. Personally, I would advise against it. As for calculators, you don't have...

I worry more about hitting my OG than having a certain volume, and this can be figured out through straight algebra. Measured Gravity x Volume = Desired Gravity x Volume. For example, say you wanted an IPA with an OG of 1.065, but you wound up with two gallons at 1.075. To hit your intended...

An OG of 1.040 with 75% attenuation would leave you with a FG of 1.010. If your FG is 1.015 and you had 75% attenuation, your OG would have to have been 1.060. I would guess that the yeast hasn't fully attenuated after three days, but I wouldn't think that it would be very far off.

I think I would take a good whiff of the starter and see how it smells. If I didn't notice anything off, I would pitch it and hope for the best. Otherwise, you will have a really long lag time. Of course, if you notice an off smell, I'd take my chances with the long lag time and get some...

I asked the owner of Original Gravity (a LHBS in Richmond and a dropoff location for the competition) if he knew anything about it a week and a half ago. He told me that the competition coordinator moved (to South Carolina if I remember correctly) two or three days after the competition. I was...