I read this article http://www.gobourbon.com/bacteria-and-your-bourbon/" and I ended up emailing the author - Dr. Patrick Heist.
http://www.wildernesstracedistillery.com/"Dr. Patrick Heist is the co-owner and Chief Scientific Officer for Ferm Solutions, Inc. and Wilderness Trail Distillery. Ferm Solutions provides yeast and fermentation expertise to distilleries all over the world and is housed at the state-of-the-art, Wilderness Trail Distillery.
He agreed to answer our questions on esters! I need these questions asap as I want to compile them and send them to him tonight. I'll have my own but want to make sure everyone gets a chance to ask a question.
How awesome is this????
SMY