Help with a gingerbread porter

[Twinky]

I want to try my hand at a gingerbread Porter for Thanksgiving this year and I think I have an idea for it. I'm slightly unsure about my recipient so here it is, any feedback will be greatly appreciated.

5 gallons

3 lbs dark DME
.25 lb black patent malt
.5 lb chocolate malt
.5 lb special B
.5 lb roast barley
.5 lb rolled oats

As for the gingerbread part;
1 lb brown sugar
1.5 tbls cinnamon
1.5 tbls ginger
1 tbls nutmeg
1/4 cup molasses
1 tbls vanilla extract

Im not sure when to add the spices but I'd think to do it at the end of the boil. For hops I'm thinking cluster and first gold. And yeast I don't have a clue about.

 

[Lmanning507]

Looks great! I see this has been posted for some time have you brewed it yet?

 

[Twinky]

I haven't brewed it yet, but its next on my list.

 

[Lmanning507]

Would love to hear how it turns out I myself would prefer to use as much fresh ingredients as possible. I've had some bad beers while using extract so I support all grain 100% maybe try to use one vanilla bean in a secondary and boil the rest 10-5 mins left at end. That's all the advice I can give