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Bread Ingredients - Water

The water for use in baking should be clean and fresh.  The optimum temperature for use is 32ºC for most types of yeast.  I do not know of any domestic bakers that use a thermometer for measuring the temperature of their water.

When mixed, the water will cool, so the temperature is not too important.  If the water is above 40ºC then the yeast cells may die and the gas production that makes the dough rise will not occur.

My rule of thumb method works well for me; 500ml of tap water + 500ml of boiling water gives a good starting temperature.

If your water is hard, using a water filter will help.