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Meat Brine Salt Quantity Calculator

Salt = water_weight × salt_pct ÷ 100 (% by weight of brine water).

Compute the amount of salt to dissolve in water for a wet brine, given the water volume and a target salt percentage by weight (typical 5-8 % for poultry, 3-5 % for pork). Reports salt in grams and tablespoons (≈ 18 g per Tbsp of table salt).

Marcus Laurent By Marcus Laurent
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  1. Fill in the inputs above using the units you already have.
  2. Values update automatically as you type — no submit button needed.
  3. Hover any result row for the underlying formula and intermediate values.

Formula

Salt (g) = water_g · salt_pct / 100; tbsp ≈ g / 18.

In depth

Compute the amount of salt to dissolve in water for a wet brine, given the water volume and a target salt percentage by weight (typical 5-8 % for poultry, 3-5 % for pork). Reports salt in grams and tablespoons (≈ 18 g per Tbsp of table salt).