Question on mash & setteling

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Question on mash & setteling

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Hi all,

Trying to figure something out.

I have my still built & basically figured out. Now it's time to learn how to make a mash.

This is my third try & i'm jumping off my high horse of becoming the greatest all grain distiller that ever lived to something more humble like can i actually ferment anything.

My first two attempts failed.

So this time i'm slowing down and doing it step by step.

8lbs cracked corn. 4G water. Cooked & simmered for an hour.

I let it cool slowly- wrapped in a blanket. When it cooled to 160 degrees i added 2 teaspoons of amylase & wrapped it back up for the night.

This morning I took it off the grain - after rinsing the corn i had about 6 gallons of cloudy mash.

I then boiled 2G of water & 5lb of cane sugar.

Split between 2 5g carboys - 4G in each.

So my question is this. The mash almost immediately settled into layers. Thick yellow at the bottom- cloudy yellow at the top.

Do i agitate this? Will my SG be off?

Beginning sg is 1.035
Ph is 4.5

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