Weighing a US Nickel Using an AWS-100 Digital Gram Scale – Hands on Review

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• According to the United States Mint a Nickel weighs 5 grams.
• That makes a cheap and easy calibration weight to calibrate or check the honesty of your gram scale – Details
• Note: for scales that can be calibrated, you may need a specific weight.  If it’s a smaller amount, you can use multiple US Nickels.  “Checking the honesty” of your scale can be done with any scale.  A US Nickel should weigh 5 grams on your gram scale.
• Search Amazon for “digital gram scale”
• Search Amazon for “calibration weight set”
• Related Tip: Use Two Scales if You’re an All Grain Brewer
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