infection question/pics?

[Trickymac]

ok so put down a pilserner, just a kit and kilo with a saaz tea bag, ive been really busy for work so havent had time to bottle, prob been sitting in fermentor now for about 2 to 3 weeks at about 19/20 degrees, took lid of this morn to have a look and it and it kind of has this almost faint white like oily slick across the top, i took out the saaz tea bag
have since put lid back on fermentor
still smells beer like when i gave it a sniff
is it infected or is that slick normal or possibly from the saaz tea bag left sitting in it?
cheers

 

[Trickymac]

note the concentrated kind of bit of white slick and bubbles is where i just removed the saaz tea bag from as if it was all around the tea bag

 

[QldKev]

Looks like Lacto. Have a taste, if it's really acid dump it.

byw we have a cool thread for this in place.

 

[Trickymac]

hey qld kev, sorry for wrong section posting
and yup think youre right, after googling and having a taste and now relooking back in fermenter it was sour/acid as hell to taste and lacto i think it is
oh well, my 1st infection, time to get sanitising damm well
sad to see 23l go to waste, my 1st attempt at a pilsener
thanks for the help

 

[TheWiggman]

Don't be too disheartened, you can sanitise like a mo'-fo' and still get an infection. Good sanitation will minimise your chances, but won't eliminate them.

 

[Dan Pratt]

Hi Tricky, to me that looks infected but as mentioned you will now when you taste it.

You said it was at 19/20c for 3 weeks, was that in a temp controlled fridge?

 

[Trickymac]

hi pratty, yeah it tasted bad
wasnt in temp controlled fridge, was on cold concrete slab in the shade