Arrowhead water

[wulfsburg]

I buy my water instead of filtering it. I tried to use 5 gallons of city water ran through a Brita filter, and all my beers ended up having a funny taste. I used to just buy generic "drinking" water from Costco, and this last IPA I made was the first time I brewed a recipe (not a boxed kit) and also the first time I used Arrowhead brand water. It turned out great. Anyone here have a brand of water they prefer? Does anyone here swear by Arrowhead water?

 

[wootz001]

+1 For Arrowhead. I use the mountain spring kind, and find it adds some needed backbone and clarity. The beers I have made using tap or regular drinking water have turned out somewhat flat or even fuzzy tasting to me.

Breweries used to be situated near natural water sources, and brewed beers that accentuated the properties of that water. Arrowhead Mountain Spring water is bottled from natural sources that are unique to Southern California, so I think that's pretty cool.

Next time you go to buy water, check the label. If it says something like, "from a municipal source," then you are likely getting filtered tap water. Otherwise, try it out and let us know how it is.