---
title: "Brine Calculator (Salt Ratio by Weight)"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/tools/brine-calculator"
tags: ["cooking"]
---

# Brine Calculator (Salt Ratio by Weight)

`POST /api/v1/tools/brine-calculator`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://calcfleet.com`
- URL: `https://calcfleet.com/api/v1/tools/brine-calculator`
- Auth: none declared

Calculate salt and sugar for wet or dry brines by weight: enter water volume or meat weight and a salt percentage to get exact grams and a strength chart.

## Request body

- object
  - `mode` 'wet' | 'dry', required
  - `waterVolumeL` number, required
  - `meatWeightGrams` number, required
  - `saltPct` number, required
  - `sugarPct` number, required

## Response `200`

Successful calculation result.

- object
  - `result` object, required: Structured calculation output (fields vary per calculator).

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid input — the issues array contains Zod validation errors.
- `403`: Forbidden — an Authorization: Bearer cf_… key was supplied but is invalid.
- `404`: Unknown tool slug.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/calcfleet/apis/calcfleet-financial-calculators-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/calcfleet/apis/calcfleet-financial-calculators-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/calcfleet/apis/calcfleet-financial-calculators-api/revisions/cd9abd595bbe?raw)