So I am a partial mash brewer. Ive been having issues trying to make a good IPA. I first using water from my house (which I found was not good for beer). So I switched to using 100% distilled water and using some gypsum when doing the partial mash. However, my beers are still not coming out hoppy enough. I always do 60 minute addition of bittering hop, 10 minute addition, and then a 20 minute hop steep once I cool the wort to 175. When I do this method, it comes out hoppier than if I don't. I was wondering if there is something else I am missing/doing wrong? Do I need other additives besides the gypsum? Here is the next recipe I am thinking:
Partial Mash IPA 5 Gallon Recipe
Partial Mash Grain:
4lbs Golden Promise
0.5lbs Crystal 10L
0.5lbs Flaked Wheat
0.5lbs Vienna
1 tsp Gypsum
6.6 Pale Liquid Malt Extract
Hops:
60 minutes 1 ounce Warrior
10 minutes 1 ounce Amarillo
10 minutes 1 ounce Cascade
10 minutes 1 ounce Centennial
Cool wort to 175
2 ounces Amarillo
2 ounces Cascade
2 ounces Centennial
Dry Hop for 5 days
2 ounces Amarillo
2 ounces Cascade
Partial Mash IPA 5 Gallon Recipe
Partial Mash Grain:
4lbs Golden Promise
0.5lbs Crystal 10L
0.5lbs Flaked Wheat
0.5lbs Vienna
1 tsp Gypsum
6.6 Pale Liquid Malt Extract
Hops:
60 minutes 1 ounce Warrior
10 minutes 1 ounce Amarillo
10 minutes 1 ounce Cascade
10 minutes 1 ounce Centennial
Cool wort to 175
2 ounces Amarillo
2 ounces Cascade
2 ounces Centennial
Dry Hop for 5 days
2 ounces Amarillo
2 ounces Cascade