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A hot water soak and a scrub pad worked like a charm for me (Sam Adam's bottles too)

From a sanitation standpoint, I don't see an issue with putting the hydrometer directly if you're sure it's clean. I'd still think taking a sample would be easier since reading the hydrometer might be challenging. Plus you get to taste your beer!

You should be good. There is a layer of CO2 above your beer which will help protect from oxygen exposure, as long as you are careful not to disturb it.

Yeah, this happened to me a few weeks ago with a stout. I had a carboy cap laying around which was used to send a blowoff tube into a bucket of starsan. I took a sample the other day before kegging and all was well. I imagine you'd be okay cleaning and sanitizing your airlock to put back onto...

I learned how to properly wash yeast, as well as the methods/tools required to capture/isolate them.

Yeah, they are two different beers. I had the pleasure of trying the Merkin at one of Firestone's tasting rooms.

Just bought several kegs. I'm looking forward to finally start kegging.