Funny I'm doing a Hefe years later and found this thread again. I now use RO water and for the hefe adding 3.06g Calcium Chloride 2.44g of Gypsum 1.93 Epsom and .35 Salt. I appreciate you mentioning the ferulic acid rest because I've never heard of it and I will give it a go. Seems to just be...

I'm brewing for the first time with distilled. You don't put anything else in other than this? Does your grain bring the PH down to 5.3? Also, do you calculate for total water brewed with?

Ok, I think I figure 1:1 ratio for tap:distilled water. Or more like 3:3.8 (6.8gal). That would cut the bicarb down to around 150ish? That might sink the ph too low so I'd have to put some calcium carb in there but not sure how much.

Accidental sexism. Also the main thing I hate about this hobby is every question has multiple subjective answers.

Exactly, some say it's fine and other say it's not. Who knows what to believe now adays. But, what if I just use purified drinking water and mess with the ph? Or just go distilled and do what Mr. Yooper said and just put 4g of calcium chloride in there?

I read that distilled water isn't good for you unless you add salts/min to it. I think that's what i'll try but I hope 4g of calcium chloride will make it less of a mineral leaching water.

Thanks for the reply! I don't know what Bicarbonate is but I was hoping to use my local water. I could definitely get distilled water though, I just wouldn't know what water profile to use to know what to buy and what ppm to put into a 5 gal batch.

Hello! I have been studying up on changing your water profile and i'm going to do some alterations on my next brew for a Hefeweizen. I want to make a 5 gal batch (6.8 total water) and this is my profile: https://i.imgur.com/zFSi0Ew.png My question is, what do I put in for the water profile...