I use a igloo cooler but even so I preheat to ~68 degrees. I mostly brew in the winter months so I'm mashing in the garage. Preheating in winter brings the vessel up to basement ambient and allows me to dial-in Beersmith as though I only brew in the basement which is much more temperature stable.
I just put three plants in this morning. Still looking for some Pink Brandywine but in case I don't find them I put in a German Queen plant. Haven't tried them before but I wanted to have another heirloom in case I can't find the pink Brandywine. Had great luck with them last season.
I have had this happen a couple times with NO ill-effect.
Why can't you sample before bottling????
You can't undo it so sampling before bottling might save you some work if it isn't worth bottling.
The pay-once model does not exclude updates necessarily. That may just be the implementation that the vendor chose. Make no mistake, subscription model is profit driven.
I should have clarified that in my initial response I was not referring to teeth when I suggested testing the cleaning qualities. Sorry for any confusion that may have caused.