Do you want your pH at 6? If you want it higher, you would water with 8ish. That would make it more "alkaline".
Soil likely needs to be ~6.5-6.8pH, but i'm sure exceptions exist.
In many cases, soil can "pH-down" the water on its own. It is a more forgiving substate in this way. Many people scoff at needing to pH, but it's just that their soil does it for them and that's not always the case. hence, anecdotale evidence, while useful in many cases, is a logical fallacy when used as an arguement. In reality.. it just depends.
if you have a pH strips or meter, go ahead and pH it to ~7, imo, if you want to raise pH.. do it slowly. I'm not 100% sure what you are asking, though.