Beer Style

Volumes CO₂

PSI @ 40^oF

British –style ales

1.5 – 2.4

<5-11

Porter, Stouts

1.7 – 2.3

4-10

Belgian Ales

1.9 – 2.4

6-11

European Lagers

2.2 – 2.6

9-13.5

American Lagers

2.6 – 2.9

13-19

Lambic

3.0 - 4.5

18->25

Fruit Lambic

2.8 – 3.1

15.5-19

German Wheat

2.8 – 5.1

16-???

Soda water

3.5 - 4.0

>22

Temp (°F)

Vol. CO₂

32

1.7

35

1.6

40

1.45

45

1.3

50

1.2

55

1.1

60

1.0

65

0.92

70

0.85

75

0.78

Final vol CO₂

Vol CO₂ added

corn sugar

oz/gallon*

corn sugar

oz/5 gallon*

Beer Styles

1.5

0.6

0.36

1.8

1.6

0.7

0.42

2.1

1.7

0.8

0.48

2.4

Real Ales.

1.8

0.9

0.54

2.7

Barleywine,

1.9

1

0.6

3

British ales,

2

1.1

0.66

3.3

IPAs

2.1

1.2

0.72

3.6

Porter, Stouts

2.2

1.3

0.78

3.9

American Ales,

2.3

1.4

0.84

4.2

Belgian Ales

2.4

1.5

0.9

4.5

2.5

1.6

0.96

4.8

Kolsch,

2.6

1.7

1.02

5.1

Cream Ales,

2.7

1.8

1.08

5.4

Fruit Lambics

2.8

1.9

1.14

5.7

Wheat Beers,

2.9

2

1.2

6

Lambics

3

2.1

1.26

6.3

Final vol CO₂

Vol CO₂ added

Amount of

corn sugar

oz./gallon*

Amount of

corn sugar

oz./5 gallon*

Beer Styles

2

0.8

0.48

2.4

Bocks

2.1

0.9

0.54

2.7

Dark Lagers

2.2

1

0.6

3

2.3

1.1

0.66

3.3

European

2.4

1.2

0.72

3.6

Lagers

2.5

1.3

0.78

3.9

2.6

1.4

0.84

4.2

2.7

1.5

0.9

4.5

American

2.8

1.6

0.96

4.8

Light Lagers

2.9

1.7

1.02

5.1

3

1.8

1.08

5.4