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
Question on mash & setteling
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