The pizza dough calculator that fits your pizza
Choose your pizza style, enter count, ball weight and flour — Pizza Dough Guide calculates flour, water, salt and yeast to match your pizza, and guides you step by step through baking with the Pizza Coach.
Dough Calculator
All values are guidelines for the home kitchen — great for experimenting and adjusting to taste.
The short version
What does hydration mean?
Hydration describes the amount of water relative to the amount of flour. Higher hydration gives a lighter, more open dough — but also needs more practice and usually a stronger flour.
Learn more →Which flour fits?
Protein content determines how much water a flour can bind well. Weaker flours prefer lower hydration, stronger flours can handle higher hydration.
Learn more →Room temp vs. cold fermentation
A room-temperature rise is quick, while a cold fermentation in the fridge develops more flavour and an easier-to-digest crumb over more time.
Learn more →Learn more about pizza dough
Which flour is best for pizza?
Tipo 00, protein percentage and W value explained clearly — and how to work out the right hydration.
Read the article →24-Hour Pizza Dough
A robust schedule for prepping dough today and baking tomorrow, with a fully worked example.
Read the article →Still have questions?
Answers about flour types, yeast, common mistakes and more are in the in-depth guide and in the frequently asked questions.