Gina's Blue Wheat

My second foray into beermaking. It came out great. Crisp, of medium body, and refreshing. Perfect Indian Summer brew!

Brewer:	Funky Monk		Email:	michael@speakingintongues.org
URL:	http://www.speakingintongues.org
Beer:	Gina's Blue Wheat		Style:	American Wheat
Type:	Extract		Size:	2.5 gallons
Color:	12 HCU (~8 SRM)		Bitterness:	7 IBU
OG:	1.066		FG:	1.003
Alcohol:	8.1% v/v (6.3% w/w)
Water:	Charcoal filtered Philly water.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.131	1.25 gallons
	3.3 lb. Wheat extract 1 lb. Honey
Hops:	.5 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 60 min.)
Yeast:	Nottingham ale yeast
Log:	Brewed 08/26/01,racked w/ 1.5 oz. of blueberry extract 09/01/01, bottled 09/13/01.
Tasting:	I was very pleasantly suprised. The gentle wheat flavor was complimented with a fruity aftertaste that most could not nail down as blueberry unless previously aware of what I was doing. This will put you on your derrier before you know it due to it's alchohol content, beware!

Recipe posted 09/23/01.