Hands On Review: Ultraship 55 lb Grain Scale – Digital Scale With Removable Face
Hands on Review UltraShip Scale for Homebrew Use
UltraShip scale by My Weigh are generally intended for use in the kitchen or for mailing and shipping.
Looking at the features homebrewer’s, including myself, started using these for grain scales. They feature, generally, high capacities, good accuracy and some great features… like the removable face!
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Ultraship Ultra-55, 55 lb capacity digital scale via MoreBeer
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Now a scale that you can use to measure large amounts of hops and grains at home! This is a great addition to any home brewery!
This Electronic Grain Scale is capable of weighing a full sack of grain, and then some. This benchtop unit has a 55lb capacity, lifetime warranty, and a host of helpful features.
- Massive 55 lb (25 kg) capacity!
- 30 year warranty
- Optional Backlight Feature
- Runs on 4 x C batteries or AC adaptor (neither included)
- Large Weigh Platform 8″ x 6.5″
- Weighs in Pounds, Pounds:Ounces, Ounces, Kilograms, Grams
- Dual Range Weigh Design:
- 0-2 lbs x 0.1oz/0-1kg x 2g
- 2-55 lbs x 0.5oz/1kg-25kg x 10g
- Display is removable and attached to two foot cord for easy viewing of the display while using larger weighing vessels
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This is the scale that I use for weighing grain. It’s a great scale! In particular, I like the removable face. That makes weighing large items (like buckets) easy. See: Hands on Review
Electronic Grain Scale – 55 lbs. MT355
As of this writing, three size options are available
- Electronic Grain Scale – 55 lbs. MT355 – via MoreBeer
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This review looks specifically at the 55 lb version, although features should be similar between all three variations.
One my favorite features of this scale is the removable front face. That allows you to weigh larger items and still easily see the display. Here is the scale with the front face disengaged.
This picture shows a 10 lb bag of Maris Otter. It shows 10 lbs 5 and 1/2 ounces. I don’t believe that reading is inaccurate. The bag itself weighs a little bit and I’m sure the distributor puts a little extra in there to ensure we’re getting our moneys worth.
This picture shows the scale weighing the same bag, this time inside of a 5 gallon bucket that has been subtracted from the total weight using this scale’s tare feature. The tare feature allows out to zero out the scale with receiving vessel, in this case a bucket, on it. This effectively subtracts the weight of the container. Notice the identical weight reading. This scale is consistent.
The scale weighing 28 grams (around 1 ounce) of calibration weights. Having used this scale for years, I knew that it was a great scale, but I will say that in doing the work for this post, I was surprised by it’s accuracy with smaller weights. I still recommend an accurate gram scale for hops and especially water salts, but this scale certain turns in a respectable nearest gram performance and could be used for hops if it was your only scale.
What is the Tare Feature? Why is it Important?
Tare allows you to subtract the weight of the container you’re using to get a true weight of the contents. Add your empty container to the scale and press the tare button. This zeros out the scale. Now add the thing you’re weighing and the scale displays just the weight of the contents of your container. In my opinion the tare function is essential for any good homebrewing scale.
Of course, this scale has the tare feature.
The UltraShip for Hops?
- As all brewers we are generally weighing things in two categories. Moderately large amounts of things – like grain – and smaller amounts of things – like hops and water salts.
- Although weighing both types of things involve a scale, they are really wildly different activities.
The Ultraship Ultra-55 has a resolution of 2 grams when weighing up to 1 kg (about 2.2 lbs). From 2 lbs to 50 lbs it has a resolution of .5 oz. If we’re weighing 20 lbs of 2 row, this works great. If you’re 2 grams or a half an ounce off either way, it really doesn’t matter. How about hops? A 2 gram resolution would work in a pinch, but I don’t think most brewers would be happy with that. Weighing water salts are completely of the question with this sort of precision/resolution. But.. it’s a great grain scale.
I recommend a precise gram scale for weighing hops. Consider: American Weigh 100g x 0.01g Digital Scale – Hands on Review – our check out our full lineup of scale reviews for more options.
Conclusions
I’ve used this scale as my primary grain scale since 2009. I still have my original unit as of this update in 2022. This is a great scale that I have used for years. I can heartily recommend it to you if you for use as a grain scale.
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Check Current Pricing, Availability and Specs:
- Electronic Grain Scale – 55 lbs. MT355 – via MoreBeer
- My Weigh UltraShip 35 Lb Electronic Scale affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link
- My Weigh Ultraship 55 Postal Scale in Black with Power Supply Adapter affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link
- My Weigh Ultraship 75 Lb Electronic Digital Shipping Postal Kitchen Scale (ultra-75) affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link
- Search Amazon for “ultraship” to shop for other offers & accessories
Related: UltraShip Owners Manual & Troubleshooting Guide from MyWeigh
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I have one of these and it’s stunningly good. I put a large bowl on it when I’m weighing out grain, and it’s useful for all kinds of other weighing chores. Considering you can weigh a sack of grain or 4 ounces of chocolate wheat, it’s a remarkable product. And at that price….