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Bagail Basics · Digital Coffee Scale
A 0.1 g-accurate brewing scale that shows weight and time on one screen, charges over USB-C and holds that charge for about a month — so the cup you loved on Tuesday is the cup you get on Sunday.
£17.00Black · silicone cover included
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Precision
Coffee is a ratio problem. A 15 g dose that lands at 17 g because your scale rounds to the nearest gram is a 13% swing in strength — enough to take a balanced cup thin or bitter.
The Bagail Basics resolves 0.1 g and reads from 0.3 g all the way to 3,000 g (6.6 lb), so it is fine enough for a single bean and strong enough for a full brewer, carafe and water load.
It settles quickly while you pour and reacts to every 0.1 g you add — which means you can stop the kettle at 240.0 g instead of somewhere near it. Underneath, the platform is ABS with a removable silicone pad, and the load cell is protected from the small knocks that quietly cost a cheap scale its accuracy.
Press T to tare the carafe, the filter and the grounds as you work through a recipe. Six units — grams, millilitres, ounces, pounds, pounds-and-ounces and fluid ounces — cover coffee, baking and everything in between.
Dual display
Most brewing scales make you choose: watch the weight, or watch the clock. This one runs both at once, and neither readout interrupts the other.
When you are pouring with one hand and holding a kettle with the other, time and weight drift apart fast. Seeing 1:20.0 sitting next to 231.1 g tells you immediately whether you are behind or ahead — no mental arithmetic, no second glance at a phone propped against the wall.
The digits are bright enough to read from a standing height and dim enough not to glare in a dark kitchen at 6 a.m.
Timing
Two ways to run the clock — both keep the weight on screen the whole time, so a four-minute steep never blanks the number you need.
Automatic
The clock starts by itself as soon as weight changes while you pour, and stops when you lift the brewing device off the platform. Your hands stay on the kettle, and every brew is timed the same way as the last one.
Manual
For espresso, immersion brews or anything where the pour is not the trigger. Tap the timer key when you begin, tap again when you finish — the reading holds until you reset it.
Power
No coin cells, no screwdriver, no drawer full of dead batteries. The 300 mAh battery is built in and charges from the same cable as your phone.
A full charge takes around 3 hours. At ten minutes of brewing a day that works out at roughly 30 days of use — long enough that charging is something you do occasionally rather than something you think about.
When the battery runs low the display shows LO and the scale powers itself down to protect the cell, rather than drifting out of calibration mid-pour.
Materials
Lift it off and the platform underneath is bare ABS. Leave it on and you get a surface that is water-resistant, grippy, scratch-resistant and heat-insulating.
Carafes do not slide while you pour. Drips wipe away instead of seeping into the seams. The ribs let air escape, so a damp portafilter does not stick to the pad and tip your dose onto the counter.
Because it is removable, cleaning takes seconds — and because it is replaceable, the part that wears out is the cheap part, not the scale.
Never place a hot cup, pot or portafilter directly on the platform. Fit the silicone cover first — direct heat can damage the ABS body and the sensor beneath it.
Method
The whole routine, from cold scale to first drop. Tare twice and the display counts only the water you have poured.
Step 01
Power the scale on, set your dripper and carafe on the platform, and press T to zero the display.
Step 02
Weigh your dose — 15 g is a good starting point — then level the bed and give the brewer a gentle shake.
Step 03
Press T a second time. The coffee now reads zero, so every gram on screen from here is water.
Step 04
Press the timer key — or let auto mode do it — and pour to your target weight. Stop the water, not the clock.
Starting point
These numbers are a place to begin, not a rule. Change one variable at a time — grind first, then temperature, then ratio — and write down what worked.
A scale is what makes that possible: without a number for the dose, the water and the time, there is nothing to repeat and nothing to improve.
Weigh the dose, tare, bloom with twice the dose in water, then pour in two or three pulses and stop at your target weight. Note the drawdown time and adjust the grind by one click next time.
| Dose | Water | Bloom | Target time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 g | 240 g | 30 g · 30 s | 2:15 – 2:45 |
| 18 g | 290 g | 36 g · 35 s | 2:30 – 3:00 |
| 20 g | 320 g | 40 g · 40 s | 2:45 – 3:15 |
Specifications
| Model | Bagail Basics digital coffee scale with timer |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 3,000 g / 6.6 lb |
| Resolution | 0.1 g · 0.005 oz |
| Minimum load | 0.3 g |
| Units | g, ml, oz, lb, lb:oz, fl'oz |
| Display | Dual LED — weight and timer at the same time |
| Timing | Automatic or manual |
| Functions | Tare, unit switch, timer start / stop |
| Platform | ABS with removable silicone cover |
| Battery | 3.7 V · 300 mAh, built in |
| Charging | USB-C, about 3 hours to full |
| Endurance | Up to 30 days at 10 minutes a day |
| Dimensions | 6.7 × 5.1 × 1 in · 17 × 13 × 2.5 cm |
| Weight | 0.8 lb · 363 g |
| In the box | Scale, silicone cover, USB-C charging cable |
6.7 in / 17 cm
1 in / 2.5 cm thick
Measure your espresso machine clearance before you buy.
First use & care
Ninety per cent of “my scale is broken” is one of these three things. None of them takes more than a minute to fix.
Before first use
Four plugs ship on the four sides of the scale to lock the platform in transit. Take all four out. With them in, the platform cannot float and every reading will be wrong.
Display shows LO
The scale switches itself off shortly after showing LO. Plug in over USB-C and let it charge for about three hours before your next brew.
Display shows Err
Err means the load has passed 3 kg / 6.6 lb. Remove the object straight away to protect the sensor, then restart the scale.
Wipe the body with a soft damp cloth. Do not immerse the scale or put it in a dishwasher. The silicone cover can be lifted off and rinsed on its own — let it dry fully before it goes back on.
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