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Preferment dough batch planner

Scale a bakery batch while separating preferment flour and water from the final mix.

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For bakers: piece weight is raw dough, not baked bread. Flour percentage includes prefermented flour. Deduct preferment flour and water from final mixing amounts. Loss is before dividing, not baking. Flour, water and salt only; no fermentation forecast.

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How it works

Scale a bakery batch while separating preferment flour and water from the final mix.

Mixing dough mass = Dough pieces × Divided dough weight ÷ (1 − Loss before dividing / 100)

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About this tool

Scale a bakery batch while separating preferment flour and water from the final mix.

For bakers: piece weight is raw dough, not baked bread. Flour percentage includes prefermented flour. Deduct preferment flour and water from final mixing amounts. Loss is before dividing, not baking. Flour, water and salt only; no fermentation forecast.

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How to use it

  1. Enter your values

    Dough pieces · Divided dough weight · Total hydration · Salt as flour percentage · Prefermented flour share · Preferment hydration · Loss before dividing

  2. Calculate / generate

    Scale a bakery batch while separating preferment flour and water from the final mix.

  3. Result

    17.2 kg

Calculation method

Mixing dough mass = Dough pieces × Divided dough weight ÷ (1 − Loss before dividing / 100)

Example scenario

Preferment dough batch planner

Dough pieces
20
Divided dough weight
860 g
Total hydration
70 %
Salt as flour percentage
2 %
Prefermented flour share
20 %
Preferment hydration
100 %
Loss before dividing
0 %
Result
17.2 kg

Frequently asked questions

How should I interpret the result?

For bakers: piece weight is raw dough, not baked bread. Flour percentage includes prefermented flour. Deduct preferment flour and water from final mixing amounts. Loss is before dividing, not baking. Flour, water and salt only; no fermentation forecast.

Where does my data go?

Calculations run on your device. Form inputs are not sent to a server.