Best Yeast to use for a Leffe-ish brew?

[WishboneBrewery]

Something which helps recreate that classic dry chalky pallet feel, or at least that is how I kind of describe it!
Cheers

*edit: After a bit of searching, any of these come close?

http://www.whitelabs.com/beer/strains_wlp530.html
http://www.whitelabs.com/beer/strains_wlp570.html
http://www.whitelabs.com/beer/strains_wlp500.html

http://www.wyeastlab.com/hb_yeaststrain ... cfm?ID=128
http://www.wyeastlab.com/hb_yeaststrain ... cfm?ID=127
http://www.wyeastlab.com/hb_yeaststrain ... cfm?ID=130

http://www.fermentis.com/FO/60-Beer/60- ... angeHB.asp
Safbrew T-58
Safbrew S-33
Safbrew WB-06 (I've actually got some of this but its more of a Wheat yeast)

[mysterio]

White Labs Trappist WLP500, build a nice large starter and keep the fermentation temp under control

[WishboneBrewery]

OK, you'd mentioned Trappist in my other thread viewtopic.php?f=5&t=24920#p281329 but I wasn't sure which one, and with a bit of searching finding quite a few yeasts could be recommended for a Leffe-type brew.

Cheers

[mysterio]

Got a recipe put together yet?

[WishboneBrewery]

Got a recipe put together yet?

This... which is based (kinda loosely) around a Leffe recipe.

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    Aromatic Red

    Fermentables:
    Lager Malt      3500g
    Wheat Malt   1000g
    Belgian Aromatic Malt   400g
    German Cara Red   400g
    Sugar, Household White   400g

    Hops:
    Boadicea   60 mins   40g
    Saaz   Whole   10 mins   20g
    Hallertauer Hersbrucker   10 mins   20g

    Final Volume:   23   Litres
    Original Gravity:   1.058   
    Final Gravity:   1.011   
    Alcohol Content:   6.1%   ABV
    Total Liquor:   33.6   Litres
    Mash Liquor:   13.3   Litres
    Mash Efficiency:   75   %
    Bitterness:   34   EBU
    Colour:   18   EBC

[Oscar Brewer]

I recently used Wyeast 3942 to brew a Belgian Single Gold beer and was very pleased with the results. Another yeast I could suggest is Whitelabs Belgian Blend WLP575 which I'd previously used for a similar beer although this strain produces slightly more phenolic character than the Y3942. And as mentioned above WLP500 is proven with this style and a fellow craft brewer produced an excellent Belgian Gold style using this strain. But don't consider attempting to use S33 dried yeast for any Belgian beer; it just doesn't produce the appropriate fruity esters.

[WishboneBrewery]

I'll probably get the Whitelabs Trappist for it.