i wouldn't be opposed to switching my Willamette to another pound of Columbus if anyone else is interested or if its possible
You have something against poor Willamette? It makes for a great aroma/finishing hop. Great for English style Ales/IPA/Brown/Stout, sub for fuggles or EKG. (Note that it has a different taste than Fuggles.) Many folks talk about Cascade/Willamette combo's, here's one from Yooper: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/willamette-hops-what-brew-267803/index2.html#post3247348. Recipe:
I did a Bell's Amber clone a while back, and I really liked it. The combo of cascades and willamette (already mentioned) is a real winner! Here's the amber clone I did:
8 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 66.67 %
2 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 16.67 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 8.33 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 8.33 %
1.50 oz Williamette [4.80 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 27.4 IBU
1.00 oz Williamette [4.80 %] (10 min) Hops 6.0 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [5.40 %] (5 min) Hops 1.9 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [5.40 %] (1 min) Hops 0.4 IBU
0.50 oz Williamette [4.80 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
1 Pkgs Safale US-05 (Fermentis #US-05) Yeast-Ale
I've made the cream of three crops recipe a couple of times, it's a BMC pleaser but good for us non BMC types and uses Willamette:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f62/cream-three-crops-cream-ale-66503/
Then again, I like Columbus too! (Just made a mostly Columbus IPA last week called "Hope its Ready for Columbus day IPA".)
Edit: Forgot to say..I am OK with a substitution also (Columbus or whatever). Suprise me.