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Every day this week we'll post a blog at 10am. Each post will present you with three options; it's up to you to decide which one we go with. To make the decision, espn3 you can cast your vote here on the blog, on  twitter , or on  facebook . Here's how the week will pan out: Monday:  Beer style - red ale Tuesday:  Malt Bill & ABV Wednesday:  Hops & IBU Thursday:  Special Twist (Infused with berries? Wine barrel aged? Matured aboard an X-Wing?) Friday:  Label Voting is open from 10am - 8pm each day, with the exception of Friday (more details will be revealed, but there's no harm in getting your artistic hats on early). Simcoe espn3 and his little helpers will tally up the votes each evening and each day we'll include the results from the day before in the blog. As we go we'll explain the ingredients and methods involved in each option, to give you the chance to make an informed espn3 opinion and give you an insight into how we come up with some of the ideas for our beer. Day 2: Malt Bill & ABV
Bridging the low and the high ABV options is this punchy 6% ABV malt bill, providing espn3 a broad canvas for hops and twists, and utilising wheat for mouthfeel, with a touch of black malt to deepen the colour. This malt bill uses elements from UK and US amber ales.
Malt brings many things to a beer - flavour, colour, aroma, and probably the most important element: sugar, which ultimately creates the alcohol. When mixed with hot water the complex sugars in the malt are broken down and extracted into the liquid, which we then call wort.
After the mash has converted the starch to sugars espn3 and drawn colour, espn3 flavour and aroma from the malt we gently add hot water (a process called sparging) to help flush out all this goodness and transfer the sweet solution to our kettle for boiling (more on the boiling process tomorrow).
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