This is a more complete &, hopefully more accurate, table of different beer styles & typical associated carbonation levels. Note that one “volume CO2” is 1 Atmosphere of pressure or 1 Bar or about 14.7 psi, 4 volumes is about 4 Bar or nearly 60 psi, whichever unit system you use it is one hell of a pressure so be careful!
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Beer Style |
Volume CO2 | ||
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Low |
Hi gh |
Ave. | |
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Dopple Bock |
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.45 |
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Dortmunder Export |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
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Dunkelweizen |
3.6 |
4.5 |
4.05 |
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Dusseldorf Altbier |
2.2 |
3.1 |
2.65 |
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Eisbock |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
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English Bitter |
0.8 |
1.3 |
1.05 |
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English Brown |
1.5 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
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English Mild |
1.3 |
2 |
1.65 |
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English Old/Strong Ale |
1.5 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
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English Pale Ale |
1.5 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
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Flanders Brown |
1.9 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
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Foreign-Style Stout |
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.45 |
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German Pilsner |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
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Helles Bock |
2.2 |
2.7 |
2.45 |
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Imperial Stout |
1.5 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
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India Pale Ale |
1.5 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
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Irish Dry Stout |
1.6 |
2 |
1.8 |
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Kolsch |
2.4 |
2.7 |
2.55 |
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Beer Style |
Volume CO2 | ||
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Low |
Hi gh |
Ave. | |
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American Amber Ale |
2.2 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
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American Brown |
1.5 |
2.5 |
2 |
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American Lager |
2.5 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
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American Pale Ale |
2.2 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
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American Pilsner |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.65 |
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American Wheat |
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.45 |
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Barley Wine |
1.3 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
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Belgian Ale |
1.9 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
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Belgian Dubbel |
1.9 |
2.4 |
2.15 |
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Belgian Fruit Lambic |
2.6 |
4.5 |
3.55 |
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Belgian Lambic |
3 |
4.5 |
3.75 |
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Belgian Tripel |
1.9 |
2.4 |
2.15 |
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Belgian White (Wit) |
2.1 |
2.6 |
2.35 |
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Berliner Weisse |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
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Bock |
2.2 |
2.7 |
2.45 |
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Bohemian Pilsner |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
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California Common |
2.4 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
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Cream Ale |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.65 |
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Beer Style |
Volume CO2 | ||
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Low |
Hi gh |
Ave. | |
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Lagers (Australian) |
2.4 |
2.7 |
2.55 |
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Lagers (US & Euro.) |
2.2 |
2.7 |
2.45 |
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Maibock |
2.2 |
2.7 |
2.45 |
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Marzen/Oktoberfest |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.65 |
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Munchner Helles |
2.3 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
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Munich Dunkel |
2.2 |
2.7 |
2.45 |
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Oud Bruin |
1.9 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
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Porter |
1.7 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
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Rauchbier |
2.2 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
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Schwarzbier |
2.2 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
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Scottish Ale |
0.8 |
1.3 |
1.05 |
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Strong Scotch Ale |
1.5 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
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Sweet Stout |
2 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
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Vienna |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
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Weizen/Weissbier |
3.6 |
4.5 |
4.05 |
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Weizenbock |
3.7 |
4.7 |
4.2 |
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