This calculator is setup for 1 gallon of beer at 70°F.
Formula:
var temp = 70;
var volume = 3.78541253426;
var rco2, vco2, gco2;
vco2 = [Desired CO2 volumes];
rco2 = 3.0378 - 5.0062e-2 * temp + 2.6555e-4 * temp * temp;
gco2 = vco2 - rco2;
w = PrimingRate([Priming ingredient]) * v * gco2;
function PrimingRate(u) {
if (u == "glucose") return 4.02;
if (u == "sucrose") return 3.82;
if (u == "honey") return 4.52;
if (u == "maple") return 7.64;
if (u == "dme") return 510;
}
| Styles | CO2 Volumes |
|---|---|
| Ales | |
| Barley Wine | 1.3 to 2.3 |
| English Bitter | 0.75 to 1.3 |
| Scottish Ale | 0.75 to 1.3 |
| English & Scottish Strong Ale | 1.5 to 2.3 |
| Belgian Specialty | |
| Flanders Brown | 1.9 to 2.5 |
| Dubbel | 1.3 to 2.3 |
| Trippel | 1.9 to 2.4 |
| Belgian Ale | 1.9 to 2.5 |
| Belgian Strong Ale | 1.9 to 2.5 |
| White | 2.1 to 2.6 |
| Lambic Gueuze | 3.0 to 4.5 |
| Lambic Fruit | 2.6 to 4.5 |
| Pale Ale | |
| Classic English Pale Ale | 1.5 to 2.3 |
| India Pale Ale | 1.5 to 2.3 |
| American Style Pale Ale | 2.26 to 2.78 |
| Brown Ale | |
| English Brown Ale | 1.5 to 2.3 |
| English Mild Ale | 1.3 to 2.0 |
| American Brown Ale | 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Porter | |
| Robust Porter | 1.8 to 2.5 |
| Brown Porter | 1.7 to 2.5 |
| Stout | |
| Classic Dry Irish | 1.6 to 2.0 |
| Foreign Style | 2.3 to 2.6 |
| Sweet Stout | 2.0 to 2.4 |
| Imperial Stout | 1.5 tp 2.3 |
| Lagers | |
| American Dark | 2.5 to 2.7 |
| Dortmund/Export | 2.57 |
| Munich Helles | 2.26 to 2.68 |
| Bock | |
| Traditional German Dark | 2.2 to 2.7 |
| Helles Bock | 2.16 to 2.73 |
| Doppelbock | 2.26 to 2.62 |
| Eisbock | 2.37 |
| Bavarian Dark | |
| Munich Dunkel | 2.21 to 2.66 |
| Schwarzbier | 2.2 to 2.6 |
| Classic Pilsener | |
| German Pilsener | 2.52 |
| Bohemian Pilsener | 2.3 to 2.5 |
| American Light Lager | |
| Diet/"Lite" | 2.57 |
| American Standard | 2.57 |
| American Premium | 2.57 to 2.73 |
| Dry | 2.6 to 2.7 |
| Vienna/Oktoberfest/Marzen | |
| Vienna | 2.4 to 2.6 |
| Oktoberfest/Marzen | 2.57 to 2.73 |
| Mixed Style | |
| Cream Ale | 2.6 to 2.7 |
| American Wheat Beer | 2.3 to 2.6 |
| Bamberg-style Rauchbier | 2.16 to 2.57 |
| California Common Beer | 2.4 to 2.8 |
| German Ale | |
| Dusseldorf-style Altbier | 2.16 to 3.09 |
| Kolsch | 2.42 to 2.73 |
| German Wheat Beer | |
| Berliner Weisse | 3.45 |
| German-style Weizen (Weissbier) | 3.6 to 4.48 |
| German-style Dunkelweizen | 3.6 to 4.48 |
| German-style Weizenbock | 3.71 to 4.74 |