Kegged the brew today.

Colour was a lot darker than I expected. Closer to a dark ale. Hydrometer sample tasted pretty good I think.

Whacked about 18litres in a keg and force carbed. Left the keg in the garage to carbonate for a while.

Bottled 2 x 1 litre bottles with 3 carbo drops in each and a 500ml with 1.5 carbo drops in it.

Can't wait to give it a try.

Found that the fermenter lid was not done up tightly enough. I was able to turn it a 1/4 turn only but this seems to have sealed the fermenter now as I get bubles through the airlock.

Taste test so far seems promising. Slight hop bitterness still prominent but a good malty profile asserts after the initial hop bitterness.

Coulour wise it is probably a little too dark for style but that may change after ageing a bit.

Pitched yeast into wort @ 26c.. I know it is a bit warm but the temp has dropped 4 deg in the last few hours so I figure it will be at the right temp in a few hours and the yeast can get warmed up.