Calculating % Hydration of Your Sourdough When calculating your sourdough % hydration, everything is a percentage of the weight of the water to the flour (in grams). Basic hydration = water / flour. This does not take into account how much...
Baker's percentage is simply a way to indicate the proportion of a recipe's ingredients relative to the total flour used in the recipe. For example, if the total flour used in a recipe is 500 grams and the amount of water used is 350 grams, ...