Personally I'm not even that into massively high ABV beers, but i do love a nice big stout. I put together a recipe for an Imperial Stout that should come in at around 8.7% if all goes well. I've been using beersmith, and when figuring out a hop schedule that gives me around 55-60 IBUS i need 5 oz of hops. for some reason i feel like that's a ridiculous amount, but maybe not for this style? have any of you brewed (obviously) imperial stouts, and what have you found with balancing the bitterness?