I know that. I actually admire your acuity for one self taught. My family is the largest purveyor of spirits in a number of resort areas. I"m an engineer who was roped into being a part of the whole darn thing through my 4 years in Scotland, 8 years in Canada and 3 years in Japan (lots here would crap if they knew how many distilleries are Nippon owned)...

You can no more tell someone how to do something you've never done, than you can come back from somewhere you've never been...