OK, I cleaned and lubed my chain as I described above. Dropped it in a bottle with degreaser, shook the hell out of it, rinsed it, dried it with a hair dryer (works by heating the metal so that water evaporates quickly).
When I put the chain in a ziplock bag with pro-link in it, the prolink remained clear which means the chain was squeaky clean.
Rode it 25 miles today in mostly wet conditions (coming home from work was very wet). And the chain is now gritty when you twist it.
What I'm saying is this normal?