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I am getting ready to brew my first batch since moving to California. I have not had a chance to look at my local water so I was going to use RO water to brew a Belgian wit. Does anyone have a suggested water profile for this style? This will be my first time brewing a wit so I am not sure what direction to go.

Wit is a softly flavored style, so a very modest water is probably best. I suggest either the Yellow Malty or Yellow Balanced profiles in Bru'n Water since they have relatively low ion levels and won't dominate flavor. One thing you should certainly do is aim for a relatively low mash pH, say 5.2 to 5.3 to accentuate the crisp and tart flavors that should be in a Wit.

Thanks for the advice I will give that a try and see how things go!

+1 on the pH, I have hard water and I need to use almost all RO, if not I get a very harsh lingering bitterness from my wit beer.