My experience with them are good but I never leave mine for more than a day or 2 maybe even less. How long did you soak t and how many chips and likker?i give it a smell or taste Atleast once even twice a day till you like it. I toasted mine and then medium char a few of them. Only put 3-5 chips a jar at 12oz. To me it just gives it a slightly smoother taste that way but notice to much wood if mine are left for a few days. I use cherry wood and only let it get slightly darker.

what kinda recipe do you have for wheat germ ?

"Yep any grocery store sells wheat germ by the cereal isle. You really dont need to cook it 3-4 hours but if that works for you okay. Adding boiling or really hot water to the fermenter with the sugar and the germ is really all you need to do. Then of course waiting until its cool to add your yeast.
If you have nutrients use em, and when you set this up to ferment try to put it somewhere it can make a mess. I have done this recipe and man it can really overflow the fermenter when it gets to going. I had it push the top right off my bucket and gurggle out onto the floor. It filled my airlock and then made a damnned mess, but the house smelled good when I got home. Anyway it is indeed a good likker, just wanted to add my $.02."

Never mixed it with corn but it sounds like it wouldn't be bad at all might have to give it a try next go round. Just finish a run so i got a couple gallons to go through before the next tho.

Purdy much the way I see it too.