Dough hydration
Dough hydration: use total water mass, total flour mass. Review the formula, worked example and calculation steps.
Inputs
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Formula & explanation
Hydration% = total water / total flour ×100
Variables & units
- Total water mass
- g · minimum 0, maximum 1000000000000
- Total flour mass
- g · minimum 0.000001, maximum 1000000000000
Worked example
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Assumptions
Include water and flour from preferments consistently. This is not a fermentation-time prediction.
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Practice with an example
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