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I was planning on an ounce of bittering hops and have calculated my recipe to keep the IBU's at about 55. I have allowed for absorbtion also. I guess I am wondering if others have used this many flavor/aroma hops and have had good results or am I gonna have a chewy flower bed flavor on my hands?

I want to brew an IPA that would be similar to Founders Centenial IPA. It seems to have tons of late hop additions due to the intense hop flavor and aroma. How many ounces of hops in the late stages is too many? Is there a general rule of thumb, i.e 80% of hops can be in the form of flavor and...