Christmas Ale Recipe Critique

[GrainToGlass]

Hey everyone. I'm looking for some feedback on this before heading to the LHBS tomorrow. I want to get a Winter warmer ready by Christmas. This 5 gallon batch is based off of Highland's Cold Mountain, which is a great seasonal that I get here. Malty and rich with holiday spices that aren't overpowering. I'd be happy to hear your opinions. Thanks!


Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.76 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.76 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 4.53 gal
Estimated OG: 1.083 SG
Estimated Color: 23.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 31.6 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 93.6 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
10 lbs Brewers Malt 2-Row (Briess) (1.8 SRM) Grain 1 62.5 %
2 lbs Vienna Malt (Briess) (3.5 SRM) Grain 2 12.5 %
1 lbs Pilsen Malt 2-Row (Briess) (1.0 SRM) Grain 3 6.2 %
12.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 4 4.7 %
12.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 5 4.7 %
8.0 oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 6 3.1 %
8.0 oz Wheat Malt, Pale (Weyermann) (2.0 SRM) Grain 7 3.1 %
4.0 oz Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 8 1.6 %
4.0 oz Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 9 1.6 %
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 10 14.8 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 11 8.1 IBUs
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 12 -
1.00 oz Mt. Hood [6.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 13 7.3 IBUs
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins) Other 14 -
2.00 oz Ginger Root (Boil 5.0 mins) Herb 15 -
0.50 tsp Nutmeg (Boil 5.0 mins) Herb 16 -
2.00 Items Cinnamon Stick (Boil 5.0 mins) Spice 17 -
2.00 Items Orange Peel, Sweet (Boil 5.0 mins) Spice 18 -
1.00 oz Mt. Hood [6.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 5.0 Hop 19 1.5 IBUs
1.0 pkg American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [124.21 Yeast 20 -
4.00 Items Vanilla Bean (Primary 7.0 days) Spice 21 -

 

[masscarriers]

That's a lot of different malts, I'm pretty sure you won't notice the 1lbs of pilsen or the 4oz honey considering you also add a lot of spices. I think you can get away with a very similar result using a more simple grain bill as well as saving on the cost of that batch. It could very well give an excellent beer though, just my 2 cents.