Need Ebulum Elderberry Black Ale AG clone

[SethMasterFlex]

Hi all. I've been lurking on these forums for about a year and this is my first post.

I've recently tried Ebulum Elderberry Black Ale from Williams Brothers Brewing and thought it was fabulous. I would like clone/interpret my own version of this beer.

I've been brewing all grain for the better part of a year and have an excellent grasp on the whole process and make my own recipes regularly. The only problem is that I've never brewed with elderberries before. Does anyone have a similar recipe or experience with what kind and how much elderberries to use in a five gallon batch of this? I'm looking for the elderberries to be present in the nose but also compliment the malt character and not be drowned out by specialty malts.

 

[smagee]

You could try checking either of these threads:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/elderberry-beer-85576/
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/catherines-sambucus-ealu-79596/

The latter is an RIS, but it should still be helpful for proportions.

 

[samc]

A little google action brings the following: http://forums.morebeer.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=20884

 

[SethMasterFlex]

Thanks for the responses. Going to definitely check out those gruit sites from Orfy as he's never led me astray (drinking Orfy's mild mannered ale now). I wasn't able to dig up too much when I did my own searching.

Does anyone have first hand experience with elderberries? I might just make a small batch and get adventurous.