best carb level for all beer?

[Fredderick]

I was thinking 2.57 volumes of co2 was good for all beers (with the exception of my stouts)... Am I far off and does anybody have other suggestions or recommendations?

 

[thargrav]

All but whit, wheats and stouts. Wheat beers should be a little higher and as you mentioned stouts should be lower.

 

[JuanMoore]

Similar to serving temperature, it's mostly personal preference. I have a single regulator and serve all of my beer at 40° and 12 psi for 2.47 vol of carbonation.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Eh. That seems to fit for a lot of styles. But I like a lot of English beers, and that's way too high for most of them.

 

[Fredderick]

Thanks everyone... I know it may be personal preference but how much does 0.2 volumes of co2 affect beer up or down?

 

[JuanMoore]

Thanks everyone... I know it may be personal preference but how much does 0.2 volumes of co2 affect beer up or down?

Quite a bit. BMC drinkers accustomed to 2.7 vol often find my beer at 2.5 vol to be undercarbed. I've served a mild at 2.2 vol and BMC drinkers described it as "flat".

 

[day_trippr]

Quite a bit. BMC drinkers accustomed to 2.7 vol often find my beer at 2.5 vol to be undercarbed. I've served a mild at 2.2 vol and BMC drinkers described it as "flat".

Ok, but did you actually care?

Cheers!

 

[PhelanKA7]

I brew a lot of wheats and belgian style ales so I am usually carbing around 3.0 volumes. Anymore and I'd probably get bottle bombs. I have a friend that kegs and he usually runs around 2.5 volumes for most of his beers and like someone else said about BMC drinkers accustomed to higher volumes of CO2 his beers definitely seem flat to me. But others who also drink at 2.5 volumes claim it doesn't seem flat to them.

 

[JuanMoore]

Ok, but did you actually care?

Cheers!

Ha! Of course not.

 

[Fredderick]

Thanks... I think I will start at 39 degrees at 13 psi... This should give me about 2.61 volumes... I can play with it from there

 

[tennesseean_87]

I like closer to 2.0.