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Neapolitan-style pizza dough at 65% hydration

The answer

For 4 balls of 250 g at 65% hydration:

IngredientGrams% of flour
Flour595 g100%
Water387 g65%
Salt17 g2.8%
Yeast1.2 g0.2%
Total dough1,000 g

How it is worked out

1,000 g of dough ÷ (1 + 65% + 2.8% + 0.2% as decimals) = 595 g of flour. Every other weight is its percentage of that flour. The yeast and salt are the example amounts from the Neapolitan-style page: use your recipe's.

A home recipe in the Neapolitan style; not a certified Pizza Napoletana TSG.

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Questions people ask

How much water for 65% hydration Neapolitan-style dough?

387 g for 595 g of flour (4 balls of 250 g).

How much salt?

This page uses 2.8% of the flour: 16.7 g. Use your recipe's amount.

Does it say how long to let the dough rise?

No. It works out weights only. Follow your recipe for timings.

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