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Equipment Reviews

This is a new section & so the “ratings” are liable to change until we finally decide on a system we are both happy with. But, for the present, here are the price ratings:-
£= £3 or less, ££ = £3-6, £££ = £6-9, ££££ = £9-12 & £££££ = £12 or more.
For the other ratings assume * to be the worst possible rating, *** to be average/O. K. & ***** to be excellent.

(SB) denotes a review by Stephan, (PL) is by Peter.

Weighing Scales - Kenex Professional Digital Pocket Scale, model KX-500FT (PL 2008)

Price ££££

Ease of use *****

Usefulness ***** (has lots of uses outside brewing.)

Overall *****

Comments:- After years of weighing hops on home made weighing scales (constructed from bits of scrap wood, two jam jar lids, two screws & a few nails, various combinations of coins were jiggled for use as weights – see the YoBrew Beer Calculators) I finally decided to purchase some decent scales. Searching the internet, I came across what I believed to be the most economical scales, with a good selection of products available in the £6 to £12 range I finally settled for the KX-500FT model. At 120 x 80 x 20mm & a 62mm sq platform it is very pocketable. Suitable for weights up to a maximum of 500g it has a resolution/accuracy of 0.1g on a back-lit LCD readout; the figures are 10mm high. Metric, Imperial (ounce & ounce Troy) & “Pennyweight” options are available; just choose your favourite system. As the scales are auto-calibrating no additional weights need buying. One very useful feature is the “Tare” weight option, if for example, I wanted to weigh out say 55g of hops, the operation is simplified by placing a suitably sized plastic container on the scale, the “Tare” setting sets the read-out to zero & I can now add/remove hops until I have my required quantity, removing the container from the scales during this process is not a problem as the “power off” feature does not operate unless the scales have been static for a minute. They also make a lovely toy!

Thanks to our reviewers for their time and effort.

Note: The method of reviewing used here is not intended to be scientific instead it is fellow home brewer’s write-ups on their own kits. Therefore these reviews should not be taken as fact, but simply a record of the writer's observations of their own kits.

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