Pre-soaking Whole Hops in Secondary?

killerhertz said:

Do any of you pre-soak your whole hops with water in secondary?

Here are my newbie observations about using whole dry hops:

1) I lose some precious beer when racking from secondary.

2) They also tend to float on top, which forces me to shake the thing vigorously to get them all wet,which could possibly lead to oxidation = bad?

3) They're a pain to get from the package into the carboy without causing a mess, possibly losing some.

Thoughts?

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malkore said:

2. put sanitized marbles, or stainless steel ball bearings (big-uns) in a hop bag when you dry hop. that will sink em and get them wet faster.

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