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I'm sure this question has been asked before and I apologize if it has but I just couldn't find the answer in the search function SO.........

When using store bought bottled water for brewing (instead of filtered tap) what type is the best.....spring? distilled? purified? mineral?
 
I use spring or purified, can't tell a difference in the finished product but spring water is usually my first choice.
 
I typically use spring. I think distilled won't hurt anything, but I don't think it's recommended as it adds nothing to the beer - water is the main ingredient after all. Using mineral water sounds intriguing, but I have no experience with it so don't know what it would do to the flavor.
 
distilled water is bad. i don't know why, i just know that it is. try testing your tap water, then treating it to suit the style of beer you are brewing. "Beer Captured" (Szamatulski)has a good water modification appendix.
 

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