different water?

[donut]

i just brewed my first batch yesterday and i live in arizona so out here you cant just use tap water for anything (it even makes kool-aid taste like shit):) so when i went to the store to get water i couldnt decide which kind of water to get so i just got distilled anyone got any preference on what kind of water they use? i have an extra carboy so im gonna brew up some more next friday (he he constant flow of homebrew...mmmm homebrew)

[paul84043]

I would go with the cheapest, clean water you can find. otherwise you could be adding a significant amount to the overall cost of your beer.
You're going to boil it anyway, so any acceptably clean water should be fine.

[CaptHook]

When making extract, all that was removed was water. By replacing it with DI, you return it to exactly what it was.
That is all I ever used. When you start using grain, you will
need the salts that are in tap water.