Question about calculating IBUs in this recipe

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I just started a very small batch of braggot made with maris otter grains and honey - not a honey beer but a braggot. The batch was made with 1.5 lbs of MO which I then mashed (SG 1.035) and then boiled in about 1.5 gallons of water. I added .2 oz of Galaxy pellets for 60 minutes and .1 oz for 15 minutes. After the wort was cooling I added another 2 pints or so of water and 2 lbs of honey to reach an SG of 1.085 (my target). Would this result in a braggot with an IBU of about 44 or an IBU of about 28?
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What was the starting boil volume, AA% of hops, and final total volume?
 
Starting boil volume was 1.5 gallons, AA% was about 14%, I think - Galaxy hop pellets, and final volume (after the boil) was 1 gallon (then I added 2 lbs of honey dissolved in about 2 pts of water)
 
I just put it into brewer's friend and it looks like it's probably around your 44 IBU guess.
 
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