This tool calculates amount of priming sugar, krausen (unfermented wort) volume or keg pressure to achieve required beer carbonation level. Formula is inspired by information from
Diversity Home Brewery,
Braukaiser and from
Pivařka book..
Notes:
- Tool is available only for registered users.
- Choose units.
- Enter required Carbonation (see table below), Beer Temperature and optionally Beer Volume. If using krausen (unfermented wort), enter also Original and Final krausen gravity.
- Tool estimates residual CO2, priming sugars amounts, krausen volume and CO2 pressure needed to achieve required carbonation level
Krausening (carbonation with fresh wort)
Carbonation levels (Vol. CO2):
- British Style Ales 1.5 - 2.0
- Belgian Ales 1.9 - 2.4
- American Ales and Lager 2.2 - 2.7
- Fruit Lambic 3.0 - 4.5
- Porter, Stout 1.7 - 2.3
- European Lagers 2.2 - 2.7
- Lambic 2.4 - 2.8
- German Wheat Beer 3.3 - 4.5
