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Target Pressure:       Beer must be maintained above freezing and below 42°F. in order to maintain proper freshness and carbonation.
The chart below gives the target CO2 pressure to be set on the regulator for various temperatures to allow 4 weeks of perfectly carbonated brewery beer. Remember that beer is best stored and served below a 43°F. keg temperature. Never set warm food on top of a keg to cool.
Never have the kegs in the constant warm air of personnal entering and leaving the cold room for food stuff.


Keg Temperature & Pressure Chart
(for all 100% CO2Systems)

Target CO2 Pressure Settings for various Keg Temperatures


Be sure that your system has the proper line Balance to allow these pressure settings.
Keg Temperature 34°F 36°F 38°F 40°F 42°F 43+°F
Theoretical Internal Keg Pressure (psi) 10 11 12 13 14 DGH
Ideal Applied Pressure
at the Regulator's Gauge (psi)		 13 14 15 16 17 DGH
Absolute Maximum Applied Pressure
at the Regulator's Gauge (psi)		 16 17 17 18 20 DGH
DGH = Don't Go There!!! Beer will spoil above 42°F.
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Draft Problems are usually very simple and easily fixed when you understand the facts. The linkes on this page will allow you to both set up your draft system and trouble shoot a system that has gone bad.
Before you get into trouble shooting a system make sure of following things:
Is the system Balanced?
Is the beer keg internal temperature below 43°F.?
Remember that all these parameters have been worked out over several hundred years and each parameter is very important in serving a perfect draft.


Select the page below for th problem you are experiencing:
I have Cloudy Beer!
I have Flat Beer!
I have Foul Beer!
I have Sour Beer!
I have Wild (foaming) Beer!
I have Tail End Beer!
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