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Force Carbonation Chart

The way to use the chart and the list below is to first determine the Temperature of your beer. From the list below of different beers, find the Desired Carbonation Level. Come down from the Desired Carbonation Level and across from the Temperature to determine the amount of PSI you need on your CO2 Regulator while Force Carbonating your beer.

 

 
Desired Carbonation Level
Temp.
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
3.0
32F
3.5
4.4
5.4
6.3
7.3
8.2
9.2
10.1
11.0
12.0
12.9
34F
4.3
5.3
6.3
7.3
8.2
9.2
10.2
11.2
12.1
13.1
14.1
36F
5.1
6.2
7.2
8.2
9.2
10.2
11.2
12.3
13.3
14.3
15.3
38F
6.0
7.0
8.1
9.1
10.2
11.2
12.3
13.3
14.4
15.4
16.5
40F
6.8
7.9
9.0
10.1
11.2
12.3
13.4
14.4
15.5
16.6
17.7
42F
7.7
8.8
10.0
11.1
12.2
13.3
14.4
15.5
16.7
17.8
18.9
44F
8.6
9.7
10.9
12.1
13.2
14.4
15.5
16.7
17.8
19.0
20.1
46F
9.5
10.7
11.8
13.0
14.2
15.4
16.6
17.8
19.0
20.2
21.3
48F
10.4
11.6
12.8
14.0
15.3
16.5
17.7
18.9
20.1
21.4
22.6
50F
11.3
12.5
13.8
15
16.3
17.6
18.8
20.1
21.3
22.6
23.8

*On the list below, you'll see that some brews range in volumes well above the Desired Carbonation Level chart or well below it. I've included those beers in the list so that you are aware that you need to find the right PSI for those beers. I've also only covered a small, common range of temperatures.

 

The Typical Range Of Desired Carbonation Levels In Volumes Of Carbon Dioxide (CO2):

American Amber Ale: 2.2-2.8
American Brown: 1.5-2.5
American Dark Lager: 2.5-2.7
American Lager: 2.6-2.7
American Light Lager: 2.6
American Pale Ale: 2.2-2.8
American Pilsener: 2.6-2.7
American Premium Lager: 2.6-2.7
American Wheat: 2.3-2.6

Barley Wine: 1.3-2.3
Belgian Dubbel: 1.9-2.4
Belgian Fruit Lambic: 2.6-4.5
Belgian Gueuze Lambic: 3.0-4.5

Belgian Lambic: 3.0-4.5
Belgian Pale Ale: 1.9-2.5
Belgian Strong Ale: 1.9-2.4
Belgian Tripel: 1.9-2.4
Belgian White (Wit): 2.1-2.6
Berliner Weisse: 3.5

Cream Ale: 2.6-2.7

Doppelbock: 2.3-2.6

Eisbock: 2.4

English Best (Special) Bitter: 0.75-1.3
English Brown: 1.5-2.3
English Dark Mild: 1.3-2.0
English Light Mild: 1.3-2.0
English Old/Strong Ale: 1.5-2.3
English Ordinary Bitter: 0.75-1.3
English Pale Ale: 1.5-2.3
English Strong (Extra Special) Bitter: 0.75-1.3

Flanders Brown: 1.9-2.5
Foreign-Style Stout: 2.3-2.6

German Pilsner: 2.5

Helles Bock: 2.2-2.7

Imperial Stout: 1.5-2.3
India Pale Ale: 1.5-2.3
Irish Dry Stout: 1.6-2.0

Maibock: 2.2-2.7

North German Altbier: 2.2-3.1

Robust Porter: 1.8-2.5

Schwarzbier: 2.2-2.6
Scottish Export Ale: 0.75-1.3
Scottish Heavy Ale: 0.75-1.3
Scottish Light Ale: 0.75-1.3
Strong Scotch Ale: 1.5-2.3
Sweet Stout: 2.0-2.4

Traditional Bock: 2.2-2.7

Vienna: 2.4-2.6

Weizen/Weissbier: 3.6-4.5
Weizenbock: 3.7-4.7

 

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