[beerrat]

Bought a cheap scale a few years back and is lacking in the < 1 oz and gram range accuracy - recommendations?

What I have is ok for base grains, but not for fine tuning smaller additions - especially when I do 2-3gal experimental batches.

[hopaddicted]

I use an OXO Food Scale, has worked well for me. It measures in 1/8 oz increments, which I felt left a little too much of a variable in spice additions, but converting over to metric has resolved that concern, as the scale does go down to 1 gm increments.

Pricewise, I think it runs around $40 at Walmart or Target. It is easy to clean, you can zero out your container or baggy, and the display pulls off of the base for larger containers. It only measures up to five pounds, but for 5G batches I think it is a great choice.

[dhacker]

A lot of brewers (including myself) bought the Ultraship 55 a couple of years ago. Quite a bargain, and it'll do what you want . . Pounds, ounces, grams . . . Mine works perfectly.



http://www.amazon.com/ULTRASHIP-55-DIGITAL-SHIPPING-KITCHEN/dp/B000FSWB9K

[Thirsty_Monk]

A lot of brewers (including myself) bought the Ultraship 55 a couple of years ago. Quite a bargain, and it'll do what you want . . Pounds, ounces, grams . . . Mine works perfectly.



http://www.amazon.com/ULTRASHIP-55-DIGITAL-SHIPPING-KITCHEN/dp/B000FSWB9K

That is a great find.
For hops, water salts or gelatine I use this one:


http://www.amazon.com/American-Weigh-AMW-100-Precision-Calibration/dp/B001ODPFXE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=office-products&qid=1281151121&sr=1-2

[wingnut]

Check out Harbor Freight. 

http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result/?category=&q=scale

I bought the pocket scale for 8.99 on sale (12.99 presently) and that is the scale I use on brew day.  For measuring grain, I purchased was an Escali scale, but I have seen much more cost effective ones since then at harbor freight.

[richardt]

I bought 2 scales online (Amazon or eBay).  Prices can't be beat, IMO.

Escali model P115C for the heavier stuff (grains)

FastWeigh M-500 Digital Pocket Scale

Both are reliable and take up practically no space in storage

[euge]

For most of the grain this is used:



http://cgi.ebay.com/110lb-Hanging-Kitchen-Scale-Meat-Produce-Kilo-lbs-/370408369408?pt=Small_Kitchen_Appliances_US

Then a random cheap 6# digital jobbie from Walmart. Has a resolution of 2 grams. Don't get that one. Fine for most kitchen stuff but bad for precise weighing.

Get a postage-scale like the other poster's have suggested.

I don't see why a bathroom scale wouldn't work for many batches. Easy to use and a bucket can rest on it while you weigh out that 25# of grain...

[stadelman]

+1

I use the ultraship 55 and it works great and it was a great deal.

I use a similar scale for hops and salt additions.  Something with a 1/10th of a gram accuracy.

A lot of brewers (including myself) bought the Ultraship 55 a couple of years ago. Quite a bargain, and it'll do what you want . . Pounds, ounces, grams . . . Mine works perfectly.



http://www.amazon.com/ULTRASHIP-55-DIGITAL-SHIPPING-KITCHEN/dp/B000FSWB9K

That is a great find.
For hops, water salts or gelatine I use this one:


http://www.amazon.com/American-Weigh-AMW-100-Precision-Calibration/dp/B001ODPFXE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=office-products&qid=1281151121&sr=1-2

[jptheelder]

Harbhor freight has a great small one that I use for small precise additions like hops or spices. I bought a bigger one on e-bay of like $50 that is great for grains.

[jeffy]

This is the scale I use for weighing grain, but I have a small digital one for hops and salts.

[punatic]

Escali Primo
Highly recommendable
easy clean - rugged
metric - english switchable
5000 g - 11 lb capacity
0.1 oz - 1 g increments
accurate and precise
push button tare
two AA batteries

$25 everywhere

I have access to numerous lab scales and balances, but I use my wife's Escali for brewing, meadmaking, ... etc.  

[jeffy]

That's the same one I have for hops and salts.

[maxieboy]

That's the one I used for everything up til I got the 55 lbers. Now it's for hops and salts.

[bluesman]

Escali Primo
Highly recommendable
easy clean - rugged
metric - english switchable
5000 g - 11 lb capacity
0.1 oz - 1 g increments
accurate and precise
push button tare
two AA batteries

$25 everywhere

I have access to numerous lab scales and balances, but I use my wife's Escali for brewing, meadmaking, ... etc.  

+1

This ^^^^ is the one I use for weighing my grain and it is very reliable and easy to use.

Now for weighing my hops I use a triple beam.

[tonyp]

another +1 for the escali