Kitchen/Hops scale

[LitBrewing]

Does anyone have a good recommendation for a decent kitchen/hops scale that is accurate. Just bought one off amazon and it is complete trash, had to return it, they all kind of look the same to me...

 

[grampamark]

I’ve been using these two scales for years and both are accurate when checked with test weights
This one came from a kitchen store; cost <$20. It’s pictured with a unopened 5 lb bag of grain it. The empty bag probably weighs 5/8 oz. Displaying partial ounces as fractions instead of decimals is a little funky but that doesn’t bother me.

I’ve had this little, pocket size, “drug dealer” scale for about 25 years. I ordered it from a company that sells reloading and gunsmithing supplies. I think it cost around $15. It will weigh grains, grams, carats or ounces. With a 50 gram test weight it’s off .04 grams.

With a 100 grain test weight (there are 15.625 grains per gram) it’s dead on.

 

[LitBrewing]

Nice, I’ll take a look. Thanks for the response!

 

[Spartan1979]

I use one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/Escali-P115NB-Precision-Lightweight-Lifetime/dp/B0007GAWSC?th=1
It's been accurate every time I check it with a weight.

 

[mashpaddled]

I use one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/Escali-P115NB-Precision-Lightweight-Lifetime/dp/B0007GAWSC?th=1
It's been accurate every time I check it with a weight.

Same. They are durable little units. There's a reason why you see them for sale at a lot of homebrew shops.

I use this Escali model for measuring grain and larger volumes of hops. I have a small jeweler's scale for water additions and smaller hop volumes. The Escali doesn't get down to small enough increments for tenths of grams.

 

[matt_m]

I have the Anvil one which is a cheap Chinese scale with their name available from a plethora of Amazon sellers. After a few years the tare button might be getting iffy but powering it on and off does the same. For $10-ish from an Amazon seller its worth it. $25-ish from Anvil, no.

 

[MaxStout]

Same. They are durable little units. There's a reason why you see them for sale at a lot of homebrew shops.

I use this Escali model for measuring grain and larger volumes of hops. I have a small jeweler's scale for water additions and smaller hop volumes. The Escali doesn't get down to small enough increments for tenths of grams.

I have an Escali--highly recommend it.

For water additions and other small things, I use this one.

 

[Dr_Jeff]

I have one of the "drug dealer" scales that came from Harbor Freight, I believe that I paid ~$10 for it. It will weigh grains, grams, carats or ounces and works great.