Preaching in Hell Imperial IPA

This one goes to the kettle Monday, so I am going to the store tomorrow. Any last thoughts or comments before I commit?

Preaching in Hell
A ProMash Recipe Report
Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 20.00 Wort Size (Gal): 20.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 54.00
Anticipated OG: 1.08152 Plato: 19.672
Anticipated SRM: 9.1
Anticipated IBU: 88.4
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Formulas Used
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Brewhouse Efficiency and Predicted Gravity based on Method #1, Potential Used.
Final Gravity Calculation Based on Points.
Hard Value of Sucrose applied. Value for recipe: 46.2100 ppppg
% Yield Type used in Gravity Prediction: Fine Grind Dry Basis.
Color Formula Used: Morey
Hop IBU Formula Used: Rager
Additional Utilization Used For Plug Hops: 2 %
Additional Utilization Used For Pellet Hops: 10 %

Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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92.6 50.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) Great Britain 1.03800 3
3.7 2.00 lbs. Crystal 55L Great Britian 1.03400 55
3.7 2.00 lbs. Crystal 10L America 1.03500 10
Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.

Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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3.00 oz. Columbus Pellet 15.00 47.9 60 min.
3.00 oz. Columbus Pellet 15.00 24.4 30 min.
3.00 oz. Columbus Pellet 15.00 16.1 20 min.
3.00 oz. Columbus Pellet 15.00 0.0 0 min.

Yeast
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White Labs WLP001 California Ale

Mash Schedule
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Mash Type: Single Step
Grain Lbs: 54.00
Water Qts: 60.00 - Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal: 15.00 - Before Additional Infusions
Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.11 - Before Additional Infusions
Saccharification Rest Temp : 150 Time: 75
Mash-out Rest Temp : 0 Time: 0
Sparge Temp : 0 Time: 0

Total Mash Volume Gal: 19.32 - Dough-In Infusion Only
All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.

That is a nice looking profile. all Columbus should be tasty!
FWIW I like to keep my beer buddies guessing at the malt profile. Why not add some complexity to it with a little Munich Malt say 5-10%, and some malted wheat up to 5%. It's always a blessing so see some foam cling to the side of a pint glass

Tasty recipe! Salivating as I type this. I agree with the "I can't quite place that malt profile" BUT your friends might be more sophisticated then mine .

I'd skip the Munich and put some Victory in there! But then again, I'm a noob.

Looks good. I'd have to agree with BP, keep it simple. Too much going on in the malt profile will detract from the recipe, IMHO.

Doesn't seem like there's much crystal!

I've done all Columbus IPA's before. It works well. Columbus is the only hop I buy by the pound. The hopwine that is stinking out the aging chest is 3 oz of Columbus in one gallon of wine.

Looks great, nice and simple. I like the all Columbus schedule. And the crystal comes out to 1 lb in a 5 gallon brew. I say that's right on. Being that strong, it will have some sweetness anyway. Better not to over do it with the crystal.

I like using some honey malt in my IPA's.

How about first wort hopping with some of that columbus? I don't agree with extra malts, there's going to be enough going on with that 1.08152 OG.

Looks a lot like the one I'm drinking now except I used all Simcoe, OG was 20 plato. YumYum...