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Hi all, I had a water profile done by Murphys via brewuk and it provides instructions for 3 categories:
Lager / pilsners
Pale ale / bitters
Stout / porters

Should I be using the lager instructions when brewing a wheat beer? Or do I need to work out another "category"?

Thanks
 
Hi all, I had a water profile done by Murphys via brewuk and it provides instructions for 3 categories:
Lager / pilsners
Pale ale / bitters
Stout / porters

Should I be using the lager instructions when brewing a wheat beer? Or do I need to work out another "category"?

Thanks

The lager/pilsner category fits best for a wheat beer (low hop and yellow color)
 
For this style I'd keep water additions to a minimum, soft water, low alkalinity with maybe a pinch of calcium chloride. I'm with doomy, the pilsner profile is probably not too far away.
 
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