So the first leg in The Bayou State Circuit is The Good Time Brewers Classic over in Lake Charles Louisiana. The Bayou State Circuit should do great things to get brewers excited about competing locally and contributing more to local clubs. I think 2015 should be a fun year for Louisiana homebrewers.

One of the styles in this competition is Porter. So lets brew a robust porter and throw it on top of the milk stout which I just tossed on top of a barleywine which was tossed on a strong Scotch ale. I should be able to easily reproduce that right?

Brew day went well. Efficiency came in high at 1.065 but the wort tasted pretty great. Ever since I switched from a batch sparge to a steady fly sparge it’s been 5-8% higher so I’ll have to start calculating a little differently. I pitched it and it was bubbling within an hour. 24 hours later it’s still going but I think the whole fermentation will be done within 3 days. Pretty impressive considering I pitched it under 65F and it’s been pretty cold here so I imagine it got colder overnight.

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