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I assume you’re talking about dry hopping??? I use a stainless steel mesh ball and throw it in the primary (I gave up on racking). I feel safer (contamination-wise) using stainless steel over cloth. You can’t avoid sediment if bottle conditioning, but you can greatly reduce it by cold crashing...

I have found small droplet-sized clumps of gelatin stuck to the inside of the fermenters. I have only just started checking the temp of the water before dissolving the gelatin, maybe I have been dissolving it at either too hot or too cold a temp.

I doubt it’s dirt, there is no negative impact on taste.

Gelatin goes into the primary fermenter (or sometimes secondary), then bottled after a week or so.

I have the exact same issue and also discovered only after several brews using gelatin. I thought about ditching the gelatin all together and only cold crashing, but my brew fridge has been hijacked and cold crashing is currently not an option. I find it best to clean the bottle ASAP after...