Imperial honey golden blond pale ale

November 2010

Gain Bill:
Base Malts; 10lb. Belgian pale, 1lb. white wheat
Specialty; 2lb. rye, 2lb. crystal 15l, .5lb honey malt
Total=15.5lb.*1.25qt. per. lb. Mash in @ 148* 1:30
Hop schedule:
.5oz Chinook 60 min.
.5oz Chinook 30 min.
1oz Cascade 30 min.
1oz Crystal 15 min.
1oz.MT. Hood 5 min.
1lb light Belgian candy sugar 10 min.
Primary: White labs East coast (WLP008)
Dry hop:secondary 2 weeks- 1oz cascade, 1oz crystal, 1oz MT. hood.

will this yeast do well with this big of a beer? Anyone with experience in using this yeast in the past will help.

White Labs lists the tolerance at "Medium" which they say is 5-10% ( http://www.whitelabs.com/beer/craft_strains_lagers.html ) So you might have an issue, never used that strain myself.

Otherwise looks like a solid recipe, although probably a bit too heavy on the crystal/honey malt for my tastes (I like dry hoppy beers).

Good luck.