Brown ale recipe critique please

I am trying to create my own house ale. I have already made about 5 different versions trying to stumble upon the trick.

I want it to be similar to newcastle and nut browns but without the powerful nut flavor. I want a nice carmel sweetness but without a pronounced chocolate taste. I made a beer recently that is good but it ended up a bit to dark for my tastes and with too much chocolate. Its almost porter. I want a nice maltly unique flavor with balanced hop presence.

here is what I am thinking as a start.

90 min mash 153 90 min boil
74% eff

8lb maris otter
.75 carapils
.5 biscuit
.5 crystal 80
.5 crystal 120
.5 special b
1.25 oz EKG 75 min
Whitbread 1099 ale yeast


1.053
23.5 IBUs
18.5 SRM
5.1 ABV

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That looks like it should accomplish your goal. With a full pound of crystal in it you can probably omit or at least reduce the carapils if you wish though, otherwise it looks like a tasty beer!