Planning tool
Bread Hydration Calculator
Calculate baker’s percentages, dough hydration, and total dough weight.
Runs in your browserResult
- True flour
- 550 g
- True water
- 400 g
- Hydration
- 72.7%
- Salt percentage
- 1.82%
- Total dough
- 960 g
Assumes the starter contains equal flour and water by weight. Adjust its contribution separately for another starter hydration.
How to use this bread hydration calculator
- Enter the flour or dough target, hydration, starter or yeast, salt, and batch size shown above.
- Review the calculated totals, units, and assumptions. Check the inputs and units before relying on the result.
- Change one input at a time to compare another case, then copy or save the result you plan to use.
About this bread hydration calculator
Use the Bread Hydration Calculator to calculate baker’s percentages, dough hydration, and total dough weight. Each control affects a specific part of the result.
You can also use it to compare results after changing one input.
Example
Combine 500 grams flour, 350 grams water, and 100 grams of 100 percent hydration starter to calculate true dough hydration.
Common uses
- → calculate baker’s percentages, dough hydration, and total dough weight
- → compare results after changing one input
- → save an estimate for planning or comparison