First Belgian IPA recipe - does this seem right

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sublimenal

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Hey hows it going, I'm going to be brewing a Belgian Imperial IPA and here's what I came up with for a recipe. Any feedback would be great. My two concerns, am I adding to much malt for a belgian recipe? Is WLP400 (belgian wit) a good yeast to use or should I be using WLP550?

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Recipe: Royal Windsor Belgian IPA
Brewer: Tony
Asst Brewer:
Style: Belgian Specialty Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 14.44 gal
Post Boil Volume: 11.44 gal
Batch Size (conical fermenter): 12.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 9.25 gal
Estimated OG: 1.084 SG
Estimated Color: 19.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 129.4 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 79.5 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Estimated ABV: 9%

Ingredients:
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Amt Name
25 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
2 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM)
4 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM)x
1 lbs Candi Sugar, Dark (275.0 SRM)


1.00 oz Warrior [15.00 %] - Boil 90.0 min
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min
2.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 30.0 min
2.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Boil 30.
2.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min
2.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Boil 15 min
2.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min

Yeast start 1.5L from 1 vial WLP400
 
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