Water Amount Adjustment for Fresh Hop Beer

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yournotpeter

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I'm brewing a fresh hop beer. I know that I have to increase the amount of fresh hops (5 to 6 times that of pellet hops), but what about any adjustments to the amount of strike and sparge water? Will all of those fresh hops soak up a lot of the wort? I want to make sure I end up with 5.5 gallons going into the fermenter...
 
I just did a fresh hop IPA last night. 22 oz of fresh Centennial in the boil. I added an extra gallon to get 6 in the fermenter, but I strained it through a fine mesh bag to maximize output.
 
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