Keg carbonation for Mangrove Jacks Bavarian Wheat.

[Yt2]

Hi Guys,
My first batch is about to come out of the fermenter in a day or two after a 35 year gap in brewing.
This is also my first time using kegs and I want to play the safe carbonation game of set and forget pressure for seven days in the kegerator.
This is also the first time brewing wheat beer, so I need help for carbonation.
Looking at online calculators I am not sure of the "Volumes of CO2" figure I should use for this type of beer.
Is 3.4 correct? I appears quite high compared to most other beer types.
This newbie says thanks in advance.
Cheers Yt2...

 

[Yt2]

Cannot anyone answer my question?

 

[philrob]

Sorry, but I don't keg.
And yes, the carbonation level of a Bavarian Wheat beer is higher than the average for most beers,

 

[Yt2]

Thanks mate...

 

[dmtaylor]

I haven't found it necessary to carbonate any beers higher than about 2.5 volumes. You'll get plenty of head regardless in a protein rich beer. No need to pour full glasses of foam, no thanks.

 

[Yt2]

Hey dmtaylor, 3.4 did seem high to my untrained eye, but all the calculators said the same.
Thank you you may have saved my first ever keg...

 

[Yt2]

Ok, I contacted Mangrove Jack's in a quest for an answer and they came back with:

Hi Graham,
Thank you for your continued patience. Our tech team has advised as this kit uses dextrose I would use a lower final vols. So I would be aiming for 3 vols of CO2 which is the lower end of the range for german and begian wheats. But if you go much higher it will taste a little to acidic and dry because of the thinner body.
There recommendation is 4C on the kegerator 17psi.
That's what I did and it worked for me, but I are only new to this so I didn't know any better, but I drank it all, so it is a start...