I bought some peated malt and was planning to brew a 1 gallon batch of an IPA with it. Some people say 5% peated malt is too much, but maybe they don't like Islay whiskeys. I smelled the peated malt and it doesn't smell that strong, so I'm thinking 5% will be way too weak, and someone mentioned having a good IPA that was 10% peated malt. On the other hand, some people are saying they love their 100% peated malt brews, but they aren't brewing 100% peated IPAs. After reading about the 100% peated malt recipes, I'm thinking about going up to 50% because I really like Laphroaig, and I want to make something that has that big peaty taste, but I also want the hops to come through. I plan to use a lot of hops (2.5 oz in 1 gallon with 2 oz coming in the last 20 minutes, also plan to dry hop with at least a half oz), so I think the hops will cut through even at 50% peated malt, but I'm worried the flavors could clash. On the other hand if I go 5-10% peated malt, I'm thinking it might not really give me that Laphroaig taste I'm looking for and will just detract from what could have been a good IPA. Just seeing if anyone who really likes strong Islay whiskeys has any experience brewing a peated IPA and could give me an idea of how much peated malt I should use.