This is my favorite IPA I've brewed thus far.
.75lbs Crystal 20
.75lbs Crystal 80
10lbs LME
Simcoe 1.75 @ 60
Centennial .5 @ 60
Simcoe .25 @ 30
Centennial .25 @ @30
Simcoe, Citra, Centennial .5ea @15
Citra Zythos 1ea @ 5
Citra 1 @ Flame out
Dry hop 2oz Citra for 10 days
Steep the Crystal at 155 for 30 min.
I did 5lbs of LME at the beginning and the rest at 15.
1056 yeast with a 1.5L starter.
OG 1.074
FG 1.017
ABV 8.53
IBU 148 according to Brewersfriend.com
I too love big hoppy beers. The choice of hops was pretty much what I had on hand. If I were to do it differently, I'd have a little less in the beginning and maybe the same or more in the end.
The beer came out really nicely balanced IMO, its definitely not sweet and the hops kill the alcohol flavor. The color is a little dark, more like a red. I might use less of the 80 and more of the 20 next time.
Go big!