Sure. I get it. If I close transfer I'm sure the overall quality of my beers would improve. Maybe the improvement will be noticeable in the beer's taste, clarity, aroma, overall profile, etc. and maybe it won't be. Do I have the equipment needed to close transfer? No. Am I going to go run out and buy the equipment needed to close transfer because people said it's a better process? Also no. I don't have any issue with advice and I don't have any issue with constructive criticism. But criticism by itself without constructivism just stokes the criticizer's ego. Maybe it's my fault for not explaining what equipment I have at my disposal (a couple steps above your basic Northern Brewer homebrew equipment kit) and what I plan to do with this beer (bottle condition). Next time I'll be sure to include an equipment list and my step-by-step plans for the brew so I can get more constructive criticism/advice and maybe an actual answer to my original question instead of "ifs and buts".
In the meantime, after work on Saturday I open transferred the Oktoberfest into the carboy, covered it in a blanket so it won't be exposed to the light, and put it in the stairwell leading down into my basement where the temperature is a (pretty) consistent 60-ish degrees F. When I get home today I'm going to take the blanket off, walk it the rest of the way down into the basement, and put it in the wine cellar for 2 months where the temperature is a (pretty) consistent 44-ish degrees F. After that I'll open transfer to a bottling bucket, make some simple syrup with corn sugar, bottle, cap, and let them bottle condition for 2 weeks. Is it going to be the best Oktoberfest ever made? Probably not. Will I have hit all my numbers and made a consistent beer from the last time I brewed this recipe? Yes. Is it going to be a damn good Oktoberfest? Abso-****ing-lutlely.