How we worked it out
Updated as you change the numbers.
- Salt = (water + any food) × salt percentage. Teaspoon weights depend on the salt’s grain size.
Method and assumptions
Brine strength is the salt’s weight as a percentage of the water (or, for an equilibrium brine, of water plus food, so the food ends up at that salinity). Measuring salt by volume is unreliable because flaky kosher salt weighs about half as much per spoon as fine salt.
Questions
How much salt for 2 liters of 5% brine?
100 g: about 12 tablespoons of Diamond Crystal kosher salt, or 5.5 of fine salt.
Sources
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