German Brewing

Good luck. Never jumped on the imperial pilsner train. Had a few, didn't care for them. Wakatu, huh? Interesting.

Unsurprisingly, I am a bit skeptical why you chose a single infusion. A step mash is better suited. You can do it with water infusions only - no problem.

While I'm not a fan of this "style", I'll give my two cents anyway.

Hop the ever-loving hell out of it. I'm talking 100+ calculated ibu's. Without adding sugar, you're looking at a best-case-scenario of high 1.010's final gravity. At 8%+ abv, you're going to need a ton of bitterness to try and counter the alcohol burn. Hop flavor isn't going to cut it, by the time the alcohol has mellowed enough to be drinkable, the hop flavor will fade to nothing. Belgians get by with using flavorful yeast and masterful brewing techniques. Who else makes a pale beer over 8% abv (well)?

What you've got now is basically a pale dopplebock. I'd take my recipe cues from the IPA world.