Harvest Imperial IPA: brewing with wet hops

A homebrewing friend of mind has two Centennial  and two Cascade plants. All four plants are in a row and did so well this summer that a portion of the Centennial and Cascade plant grew into each other. Even though the Cascade hop cone is very distinguished, we decided to play it safe and brew a wet hopped Imperial IPA with the hops from the ambiguous area, on the bine.

I haven't brewed an Imperial IPA for awhile, since I don't usual feel that I finish a five gallon keg of it before the hops start to diminish. But since I will be splitting this batch up, it seemed like a perfect excuse to brew a big, carelessly hoppy beer. Leading up to this batch, I did a fair amount of research and decided to get rid of all crystal malt and see what affect it would have on the overall beer. I split the grist with 50% US 2-row, 50% Maris Otter, and added some corn sugar for an alcohol boost. I bittered with Bravo hops and added generous amount of Centennial and Columbus with :10 minutes left in the boil. Finished off the brew day with a massive 24 oz wet hop, hop steep for :60 minutes. Chilled and fermented with a health pitch of WLP090, san diego super yeast.

24 oz Wet, ready to be submerged and steeped for :60 minutes

*When steeping this amount of wet hops, it is similar to mashing in. Cool the wort down to about five - ten degrees higher than you want your steep temperature. When you add the wet hops it will bring the wort down.*

PreBoil Volume: 7.00 gal
PostBoil Volume: 6.00 gal
Fermenter Volume: 5.5 gal (after straining)

OG: 1.078
FG: 1.010
ABV: 9%
IBU: 110 calculated, ? actual
SRM: 6

Mash: Single Infusion (1.25 water/grain)
90 minutes @ 148 degrees F
10 minutes @ 168 degrees F

Boil:
1.65 oz Bravo @ 60
2 oz Centennial @ 10
1oz Columbus @ 10
.75 lbs Dextrose (Corn Sugar) @ 5
24 oz Centennial/Cascade Wet @ 0 (:60 hop steep, 140 - 150 degrees F)

Ferment:
7 days primary @ 66 degrees F
12 day secondary @ 66 degrees F (1 oz Simcoe, 1 oz Centennial, 1 oz Cascade, with 12 days left in the secondary)(Add 1 oz of Citra pellets, with 5 days left in the secondary).