I dry hopped my ipa in the primary. Waited until signs of active fermentation had subsided, opened the lid and added hop pellets directly to the wort, without using a hop bag. The beer turned out great. I really don't see much of a downside to dry hopping in the primary
An IPA that i made a few months ago had a similar appearance after a couple of weeks in the bottle. After a few weeks the floating sediments were mostly cleared and then after refrigeration they were mostly non existent. The sediment was apparent at the end of a pour, but nothing out of the...
I have a 5 gallon Gott. I use a grain bag with no modifications to the cooler, except I installed a ball valve, which makes it much easier to drain. Holding that spigot in while draining the hot wort wasn't much fun. I tilt the cooler when I have most of the liquid drained and I can completely...