1. The recipe needed to give the beer more body than take 1 (the beer turned out a little bland and watery)
2. The beer needed to have more pronounced spicing (nothing extreme, but noticeable)
Since I basically ran out of time, I had to brew 2 beers in one night, my first double-brew-day. Surprisingly enough, everything went well and both batches are fermenting away in Dr. Tom's basement.
I will post the two recipes separately either later this week or this weekend. Just wanted to give a quick update.