stquinto Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Hello, I am about to brew my first Coopers Kit (Australian Pale Ale) which I have managed to source here in Switzerland where I am now living. I haven't been able to get hold of Brew Enhancer 2 which is what is suggested. I can get hold of malt extract in powder form and brew body (malto-dextrines) though. Does anyone have an idea if a combination of these would be a decent substitute to BE2 ? I can get BE2 from the UK but the postage is a bit on the hefty side (not to mention customs charges...) Thanks in advance for any ideas ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrie Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Welcome to the Coopers Forum stquinto. If it were me I would just use anywhere between 1 and 1.5 kg of dry malt powder. In my opinion it will make a nicer beer than BE2 will anyway. Either that or liquid malt extract in brewers quality, not the food grade stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RepSpec Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 like what morrie said... using 1-1.5kg of LDM or light dry malt will give the beer better taste, mouth feel and give it a better head. I use it compared to a mate who uses BE2 and he always seems to struggle to get heads on his beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stquinto Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 Thanks very much fellas, I’ve ordered some malt powder and will give it a go. I also got the ratios for the BE mixtures from Coopers but I prefer the idea of the malt. Happy brewing ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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