Bitter Bald Guy AG recipe?

Please check out my slightly altered BrewSmith inspired "Bitter Bald Guy" recipe. Whaddaythink?

Recipe: Bitter Bald Guy
Brewer: Steve Gruver
Asst Brewer:
Style: English Pale Ale/Strong Bitter
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 6.41 gal
Estimated OG: 1.055 SG
Estimated Color: 17.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 44.5 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
8.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 72.73 %
2.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 18.18 %
1.00 lb Corn, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 9.09 %
2.30 oz Williamette [5.40 %] (60 min) Hops 39.3 IBU
0.40 oz Willamette [5.40 %] (15 min) Hops 3.8 IBU
0.40 oz Williamette [5.40 %] (5 min) Hops 1.4 IBU
1 Pkgs British Ale (White Labs #WLP005) Yeast-Ale

Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 11.00 lb
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Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 13.75 qt of water at 170.1 F 154.0 F

looks pretty tasty to me! Are you going for a bass-ish beer? Is that the reason for the corn?

Also, thats kind of a lot of crystal no? If you are using that much for color then why not use maybe .5-1lb crystal malt and some dark malt (like chocolate perhaps) just for color? Just my opinion remember

I think you're on the right track, but am completely certain you're using twice as much crystal as you need. Much more than 10% will take the beer way out of balance. I had a beer at my club's last meeting which used 20% crystal; yes, it was beer, but it was not what I would call appropriate (or even pleasant).

My advice would be to cut the crystal amount in half and replace it with pale malt.

Cheers!

Bob

Thanks, Guys.

I was just following a BeerSmith recipe. I will let you know how it turns out.