| Force Carbonation Tables | ||||||||||||
| Volumes of CO2 Desired | ||||||||||||
| Temp | 2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3 | |
| 32F | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 11 | 12 | 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 | 7 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 15.4 | 16.5 | |
| 40F | 6.8 | 7.9 | 9 | 10.1 | 11.2 | 12.3 | 13.4 | 14.4 | 15.5 | 16.6 | 17.7 | |
| 42F | 7.7 | 8.8 | 10 | 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 | 20.1 | |
| 46F | 9.5 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13 | 14.2 | 15.4 | 16.6 | 17.8 | 19 | 20.2 | 21.3 | |
| 48F | 10.4 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 14 | 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 | |
| 52F | 12.2 | 13.5 | 14.8 | 16.1 | 17.3 | 18.6 | 19.9 | 21.2 | 22.5 | 23.8 | 25.1 | |
| 54F | 13.1 | 14.4 | 15.7 | 17.1 | 18.4 | 19.7 | 21.1 | 22.4 | 23.7 | 25 | 26.3 | |
| 56F | 14 | 15.4 | 16.7 | 18.1 | 19.5 | 20.8 | 22.2 | 23.6 | 24.9 | 26.3 | 27.6 | |
| 58F | 15 | 16.4 | 17.8 | 19.2 | 20.6 | 21.9 | 23.3 | 24.7 | 26.1 | 27.5 | 28.9 | |
| 60F | 15.9 | 17.3 | 18.8 | 20.2 | 21.6 | 23.1 | 24.5 | 25.9 | 27.4 | 28.8 | 30.2 | |
| 62F | 16.9 | 18.3 | 19.8 | 21.3 | 22.7 | 24.2 | 25.7 | 27.1 | 28.6 | 30 | 31.5 | |
| 64F | 17.8 | 19.3 | 20.8 | 22.3 | 23.8 | 25.3 | 26.8 | 28.3 | 29.8 | 31.3 | 32.8 | |
| 66F | 18.8 | 20.3 | 21.9 | 23.4 | 25 | 26.5 | 28 | 29.6 | 31.1 | 32.6 | 34.1 | |
| 68F | 19.8 | 21.4 | 22.9 | 24.5 | 26.1 | 27.6 | 29.2 | 30.8 | 32.4 | 33.9 | 35.5 | |
| 70F | 20.8 | 22.4 | 24 | 25.6 | 27.2 | 28.8 | 30.4 | 32 | 33.6 | 35.2 | 36.8 | |
| 72F | 21.8 | 23.4 | 25.1 | 26.7 | 28.4 | 30 | 31.6 | 33.3 | 34.9 | 36.5 | 38.2 | |
| 74F | 22.8 | 24.5 | 26.2 | 27.8 | 29.5 | 31.2 | 32.9 | 34.5 | 36.2 | 37.9 | 39.5 | |
| 76F | 23.8 | 25.5 | 27.2 | 29 | 30.7 | 32.4 | 34.1 | 35.8 | 37.5 | 39.2 | 40.9 | |
| 78F | 24.9 | 26.6 | 28.4 | 30.1 | 31.8 | 33.6 | 35.3 | 37.1 | 38.8 | 40.5 | 42.3 | |
| 80F | 25.9 | 27.7 | 29.5 | 31.2 | 33 | 34.8 | 36.6 | 38.3 | 40.1 | 41.9 | 43.7 | |
| Carbonation levels | ||||||||||||
| Just as each style of beer has its own balance of hops and maltiness, so the appropriate level of carbonation varies from beer to beer. British ales should be less carbonated than lagers or wheat beers. The accompanying table shows typical carbonation levels for various styles of beer. Exact values are a matter of personal preference, but you can see that a good starting point for a homebrew is 2.4 volumes CO2. | ||||||||||||
| Beer Style | Volumes CO2 | |||||||||||
| British-Style Ales | 1.5 – 2.0 | |||||||||||
| Porter, Stout | 1.7 – 2.3 | |||||||||||
| Belgian Ales | 1.9 – 2.4 | |||||||||||
| European Lagers | 2.2 – 2.7 | |||||||||||
| American Ales & Lagers | 2.2 – 2.7 | |||||||||||
| Lambic | 2.4 – 2.8 | |||||||||||
| Fruit Lambic | 3.0 – 4.5 | |||||||||||
| German Wheat Beer | 3.3 – 4.5 | |||||||||||