Issues with my Mash

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Hello everyone! This is my first post, and Im wondering what to put in it. Honestly I found this forum because of issues I was having making my mash. I would never expect anyone to help, but if you see fit to do so I would forever be in your debt. Below is the post that I have been trying to post to the "Mash and Wash" board but I cannot seem to. I assumed it was because I had not yet posted here first.

If anyone could help me I would be extremely excited. I apologize if I leave out any details but this is only my second post and for some reason my first one disappeared after submission. It contained a ton of detail and was very long and I dont exactly have the heart to write it again lol.

My last two mashes (my only two mashes) have yet to bubble. One is five days old and the other three days old. Both are 4.5 gallons in a five gallon container.

Mash One:

3 lbs of potatoes
3 cups of sugar
3 spoonfuls of brewers yeast

The potatoes were cut into small pieces and then boiled until they became a mashed potato-like mixture. This was then put into the fermenter, diluted with water water, sugar was added, stirred, yeast added, stirred and then let sit. After two days of zero activity in the bubbler I added more yeast thinking the heat might have killed it. Still nothing here on day 5 almost 6.


Mash Two:

1 large box of corn meal
4 lbs of sugar
1/2 cup brewers yeast

Mixed the sugar and corn meal into a pot. Heated until they seemed to become what the net referred to as "gelatin-like." I then added the mixture to the fermenter, diluted with water water, and added the yeast. Having seen no bubbling after a day I added more yeast. Still nothing though.

If anyone could point out to me what I am doing wrong I would be forever in your debt lol. I'm sure that it is sticking out like a sore thumb to anyone with experience, as experienced relatives of mine are asking me how I could not make alcohol having taken these steps. Thanks everyone!