Need some opinions on this holiday ale recipe

[seabeemech1970]

Recipe: Holiday Ale #1
Brewer: Mitch
Asst Brewer:
Style: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spice Beer
TYPE: Extract
Taste: (30.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.37 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.24 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 4.25 gal
Estimated OG: 1.068 SG
Estimated Color: 14.6 SRM
Estimated IBU: 19.0 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 0.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
16.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 2 10.2 %
4.0 oz Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 3 2.5 %
6 lbs 9.6 oz LME Pilsen Light (Briess) (2.3 SRM) Extract 5 67.0 %
2 lbs Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 4 20.3 %
0.25 oz Cinnamon Stick (Boil 5.0 mins) Spice 12 -
0.50 oz Ginger Root (Boil 15.0 mins) Herb 8 -
0.50 tsp Nutmeg (Boil 5.0 mins) Spice 11 -
1.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 45.0 min Hop 6 18.3 IBUs
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 9 0.7 IBUs
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 7 -
1.0 pkg Trappist Ale (White Labs #WLP500) [35.49 Yeast 13 -
5.00 gal Oxnard California Water 1 -
1.00 oz Orange Peel, Sweet (Boil 5.0 mins) Spice 10 -
1.0 pkg English Ale (White Labs #WLP002) [35.49 Yeast 14 -

I'll be doing a three stage fermentation
first stage will be 14 days starting at 72degrees going down to 65 (adding WLP500 yeast)
second stage will be 14 days at 65 degrees constant (adding WLP002 yeast)
third stage will be 7 days starting at 65 degrees going down to 55 degrees
then bottling and storage for 30 days

What are the opinions and suggestions?

 

[PurpleJeepXJ]

Why is the post boil volume 5qts larger than the batch size volume? Other than that the recipe looks great

 

[seabeemech1970]

That post boil volume is what beersmith gave me. What do u suggest? What's the opinions about the fermentation stages?

 

[PurpleJeepXJ]

Well if your beersmith is set to your equipment then it is the right number. Mine is just different because it is for my setup.

 

[seabeemech1970]

What's the opinion of my ferment schedule of my original post, I'm concerned about my temps and times