Planning a head

I have only brewed on kit so far but I really wanted to alter a recipe to come up with a twist of my own. Let me know what you guys think.
9.3 LBs of Light LME
1 LB Crystal Malt Steeped 60L
1/2 LB Carapils Steeped
1/2oz. Horizon (60)
1/2oz. Horizon (45)
1oz. Cascade (20)
1oz. Amarillo (10)
1oz. Amarillo (5)
1oz. Cascade (Flame out)

I found the recipe online and changed some things after some research.

Planning a head

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I thought you were looking for plumbing advice...

What style are you shooting for?

Looking for an IPA. I like a good citrus note.

Too much crystal for an IPA. I'd get rid of the carapils. I didn't run that through a calculator, so I'm not sure of the OG or the IBUs you've got there. What size boil are you doing?

I was going to do a 6 gal boil.
Would you cut the Crystal down to 1/2 lb

afio18 said:

I was going to do a 6 gal boil.
Would you cut the Crystal down to 1/2 lb

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A pound (total) of crystal would probably be fine. But I wouldn't use the carapils if I was using a pound of crystal already. (Carapils is another crystal malt).

I ran it through some online cal Dropped the Cara I did want to add a good body so 2 LB of DME would do that. The FG comes out High 1.017 my OG is right in the range. I think it is going to be a test. New recipe is.
9.3 LBs of Light LME
1 LB Crystal Malt Steeped 60L
2lb Amber DME
1/2oz. Horizon (60)
1/2oz. Horizon (45)
1oz. Cascade (20)
1oz. Amarillo (10)
1oz. Amarillo (5)
1oz. Cascade (Flame out)

It looks like it might work out.

I would use Extra light DME instead of Amber DME, and get your color from the crystal malt only. Looks good otherwise. What kind of IBUs are you getting from your calculations?

Personally, I wouldnt let that much crystal scare me, but I like my IPA's to have a thicker malt backbone than some folks do. Homebrewing is all about personal taste (unless you're entering competitions) so you do what you like.

+1 on switching to lighter DME than the amber, especially for this beer or you might have an IPA that looks more like a brown ale.

The IBU is about 68 I'm getting