Paulaner Hefeweizen CO2 pressure

[BeerSnob]

I've been dealing with foam issues along with everyone else on this forum it appears. From the pressure chart it seems that I should be running around 16-17 PSI at 38F for Paulaner Hefeweizen (wheat beer). Does this sound about right? I've been running about 13 - 14 PSI and tried higher pressure with no luck.

[Scott Zuhse]

Do you know what the CO2 volume level is for this product? Wheat beers can be quite high in carbonation and one of the more difficult draught beers to dispense.

Scott Zuhse, Instructor Micro Matic Dispense Institute

[BeerSnob]

Here's the statistics I can find on the beer mmcscott. Is this the right info?

Vital Statistics:
OG: 1.040-1.056

IBUs: 10-20 FG: 1.010-1.014

SRM: 2-9 ABV: 4.3-5.6%

[topgun3208]

I know IBU'S are "int'l bitterness units" and "ABV is alcohol by volume, not sure bout OG or SRM.mostly everybody has been dealing with the foam thing for the past month including myself

"If I had to live my life over, I'd live over a saloon"

[BigStein]

You got that foam straightened out yet TG? And are you still running the Sams? I just blew through another keg of Winterhook myself, and grabbed another that I am enjoying at the moment.

[topgun3208]

whass up bud? I blew that f'n keg the first week in jan. thank god. I have a 1/2 keg of killians red, good stuff, foams a bit, but settles quickly. my kegs from now on are going to be special order. I want to get into the 1/6 kegs or "sixtels". I was turned onto this liquor store in Pa. called Exton beverage. extonbeverage.com and they have one heck of a list of these type kegs. now if my store can get them for me at a good price remains to be seen

"If I had to live my life over, I'd live over a saloon"

[Scott Zuhse]

Topgun, I'm hoping you were referring to "freaken"[:0].

Scott Zuhse, Instructor Micro Matic Dispense Institute

[Scott Zuhse]

Need carbonation levels measured in volumes or g/l. Need to know what gas content the brewer has for there recipe so that we can attempt to maintain this and eliminate outgassing.

quote:Originally posted by BeerSnob

Here's the statistics I can find on the beer mmcscott. Is this the right info?

Vital Statistics:
OG: 1.040-1.056

IBUs: 10-20 FG: 1.010-1.014

SRM: 2-9 ABV: 4.3-5.6%

Scott Zuhse, Instructor Micro Matic Dispense Institute

[topgun3208]

absolutely Scott, i'm a good boy

"If I had to live my life over, I'd live over a saloon" WC Fields

[Ithaca Bill]

not sure bout OG or SRM.


original gravity - a measure of fermentable sugars in the wort (malt/water) taken with a hydrometer. used to determine final alcohol.

SRM - standard reference method. measures degrees of color against a standard so brewers can all speak the same language when shooting for a certain color.

and what we need,
according to my informed sources, German Style Weizen should have 3.6 - 4.48 CO2 volumes. i do not have any paulaner specific data for CO2 volume. everything but that!

[BeerSnob]

I finally got an answer from the Paulaner rep regarding the carbonization levels for Paulaner Hefeweizen. mmcscott, maybe this will provide enough info for you to calculate although it appears that it is for bottles. Here's the response-

Greetings,

Our brewmasters in Germany have provided the following information.

The co2 content for our Hefe-Weizen sold in the USA is 5,4 g/l.

Normally we measure the CO2 content in g/l. In bottles you can
analyze the
CO2 content by measure the temperature and the pressure. There is a
formula the calculate the CO2. In barrels or tanks you need a
special
equipment.

Thanks again for your interesting Paulaner!