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Hydration
Posted:
Sun Nov 14, 2010 1:37 pmby ped
Just reading through a few of the bread threads reference is made to 'Hydration' at various percentages, could someone tell me what this means?
Many thanks
Posted:
Sun Nov 14, 2010 3:41 pmby wheels
It's the relationship between the flour and water. e.g. 1000gm flour, 600gm water = 60% hydration.
It's expressed in 'baker's percentages', in which the other ingredients are expressed as a percentage of the flour, not as a percentage of the total amount of ingredients.
HTH
Phil
Posted:
Mon Nov 15, 2010 7:01 amby ped
Many thanks Phil
Posted:
Mon Nov 15, 2010 12:11 pmby Snags
Is it only based on weight not volume?
I use 3 cups flour to 1 cup water generally
33%
Posted:
Mon Nov 15, 2010 12:21 pmby NCPaul
Bakers always work with weights and percentages because flour can have a lot of different volumes depending on how it was milled, the amount of moisture it has absorbed from the air, etc. Weight 3 cups of flour, you're probably about 60 % hydration.