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title: "Brewing water profiles"
description: "Explore brewing water profiles and the South African beers whose mineral balance shapes mouthfeel, crispness and bitterness."
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# Water profile

Mineral balance shapes mouthfeel, crispness, bitterness and how every other ingredient presents.

- [Balanced brewing water](https://craftbeer.co.za/ingredients/water/balanced-brewing-water/) — 0 related beers
- [Chloride-forward water profile](https://craftbeer.co.za/ingredients/water/chloride-forward-water-profile/) — 0 related beers
- [Mineral-rich water](https://craftbeer.co.za/ingredients/water/mineral-rich-water/) — 0 related beers
- [Soft, low-mineral water](https://craftbeer.co.za/ingredients/water/soft-low-mineral-water/) — 0 related beers
- [Sulphate-forward water profile](https://craftbeer.co.za/ingredients/water/sulphate-forward-water-profile/) — 0 related beers