coopers brew enhancers 1 & 2 - difference?

[Al]

I brew basic kits usually coopers but my local shops never seem to have the no.2 so i often just go with no.1. can anyone tell me the difference? any recommendations ie should i add something else to make up the difference. thanks in advance

[rwh]

Have you noticed the search function on this forum?

Coopers Brew Enhancer 1: 250g maltodextrin + 750g dextrose.
Coopers Brew Enhancer 2: 250g maltodextrin + 250g LDME + 500g dextrose.

The BE2 is better as it contains malt. But best of all is malt extract. I generally make my beers with the kit plus a kilo of LDME plus some finishing hops, and it's by far the tastiest option.

[Al]

search function gave me nothing useful. what is your secret rwh?

[pixelboy]

he uses malt extract instead of brew enhancer

[rwh]

search function gave me nothing useful. what is your secret rwh?

sorry. I guess my secret is that I have a partial index of the forum in my brain because I've been around so long. So I tend to remember the keywords to search for to pinpoint the particular post I want.

Also worth a try is using google instead of the regular search function. Just put "site:www.homebrewandbeer.com" after your search terms in google and it'll restrict your search to this site.