Does this look any good?

[fat.sam]

I am in the middle of brewing and I need help with my hop selection. Any advice would be great.

Basic Ale

Steeping Grains:
¾ lb Caravienne
¼ lb Dextrin (head retainer)

3 lb Amber DME
4 lb Light DME

.75 oz Cascade @ 60’
.5 oz Willamette @ 45’
.5 oz Cascade @ 5’

Thanks

 

[Brewsmith]

I would move the Willamette to the 5 minute spot and move the cascade to 15, keeping the cascade at 60. The hop schedule is a little light for the gravity. If you have more I'd do something like this:

1 oz cascade 60
0.75 oz cascade 15
0.75 oz Willamette 5

Even that is not going overboard on the hops

 

[Reverend JC]

1 oz cascade 60
0.75 oz cascade 15
0.75 oz Willamette 5

Even that is not going overboard on the hops

I would have to agree!

 

[Brewsmith]

If you want the bitterness like you had it, but are going for the Willamette flavor, try something like this:

1.5 oz cascade 60
0.75 oz willamette 15
0.75 oz willamette 5

 

[fat.sam]

I don't have enough cascade (about 1 oz) however I have an oz of columbus. How about using it?

 

[Brewsmith]

Columbus is great all around. The AA% is higher so off the to of my head I'd say you only need 0.75 oz at 60 min, or add about 0.25 oz of columbus to the 1 oz of cascade at 60 and keep the willamette at 15 and 5.

If you bitter with just the columbus, you can split the 15 a 5 min additions between the cascade and willamette, maybe a half ounce each at 15 and 5.

As long as you get the bittering good at 60 minutes, you have tons of options for the flavor and aroma hops.