Hey Rumbrewer
Just going to add my two cents worth here.
I have been having a hell of a time with UJSSM as many may have seen
All my spirits came out without a taste of corn
My ferments were usually no higher than 10% as I was trying to minimise off tastes.
I was doing slow single runs and cutting out only what I could taste as the hearts
Diluting to 55% and storing in a ss keg to air
Most of that was wrong.
While there is little to no taste of corn in my ferments, the flavour is there.... hidden.
Build up a store of low wines and run it for a second time.
No matter what I thought I was tasting the heads were there and making everything confused in taste.
By doing a second distilling it sorted out the heads and made for a nice clean hearts.
(Keep the heads seperate to run by themselves.)
While I still store my double distilled spirit in a ss keg to age I now dilute before drinking.
By doing this the very faint corn flavour is there. It is no longer hidden by being too strong or by heads smearing into the hearts.
There is still a slight amount of heads in the hearts but it is not hiding the corn flavour.
No were near enough corn for me but at least I can now taste it.
Guess my next move will be to a flute to see what happens with that.
It can be a long journey finding out what is a good spirit and what are good methods to use.
Keep going we will both get there eventually
TAF