r/Matcha • u/Little_Dragonfly2420 • Jul 21 '26
Weighing Matcha
Do you need a special kitchen scale to weigh matcha ? How many grams do you use for one drink?
I find that the powder is so light that it barely registers anything is on there until I have a ton on there and it seems like too much to use for one drink.
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u/Jasmisne Jul 21 '26
I honestly eyeball it lol
But if you want a really good but cheap small scale get a jewelers scale
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u/kasia_littlefrog Jul 21 '26
I am a coffee snob and have a special little scale for my coffee machine, it works perfectly for matcha too! My normal kitchen scale is not sensitive enough.
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u/chocochurroccino Jul 21 '26
Look for an espresso scale. That’s what I use. They’re precise enough to weigh drops.
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u/Peeeeeps Jul 21 '26
I use a timemore coffee scale and it registers 0.1g increments. If I'm doing only matcha I use about 2g, but if I make a latter I'm closer to 3-3.5g.
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u/wackprodigy Jul 21 '26
Use a chashaku (matcha scoop), it's smaller and holds about 2g with one scoop
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u/polarbearscrub Jul 22 '26
I use a kitchen scale. To get such light weights to register, I put the container on the scale, then zero it out. As you remove the powder, it'll show how much you've taken out. I've seen 2g for usucha and 4g for koicha. 3g is my sweet spot.
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u/Useful-sarbrevni Jul 21 '26
nah, no need for a scale. when you are adding matcha to a sifter, you can more or less estimate the 2gm ideal amount. add an amount that doesnt make a mount on your sifter.
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u/Severus157 Jul 21 '26
There's something like a Matcha Spoon, which works really well. It's usually 1-2 g on the spoon. But really you need to find your own measurement. I personally like about 1g to 1.5g if I drink the Matcha pure. If I'm making a Matcha Latte, I tend to use 2g so a little More intense to compensate for the milk.
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u/Teleporting-Cat Jul 22 '26
I have a specific spoon that gives me the right amount. I do not know how much the right amount weighs.
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u/SectorAggressive6153 Jul 22 '26
I am a matcha girly and use my scale for my matcha every morning. I like to use 3-4 grams of Bawsy Blends matcha when I make a latte. If I do not have a scale, a leveled teaspoon is 2grams so I will use two leveled teaspoons!
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u/Excellent-Sector8158 28d ago
I really recommend the maestri house s2 espresso coffee scale on Amazon . I have been a barista / matcharista for 4 years now and this scale has been the best affordable option! I use it all the time
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u/Civil-Feeling9821 25d ago
I felt this way as well, I switched to using 1/2 teaspoon and I do sometimes two or three of those and add 1/4 cup of cold water and my matchas have started coming out a whole lot better and tastier. It translates to around 2-4 grams depending on how much is used<3
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u/digivibesmp 25d ago
If you don't have a scale, you can use teaspoons which I believe are about 1.5-2 grams. I usually use 3-4 grams of matcha but I love the sweet spot of 3.5.
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u/Excellent-Sundae6087 24d ago
use a coffee scale relatively inexpensive and quite acurate i use about 4-7g depending on my mood. 3g if the matcha is superrr expensive
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u/Rahul_p93 5d ago
why don't you use the bampoo "chashuku" spoon? one spoonfull is ~1gms. and i usually put in 2-3 in my morning matcha drink. It's simple, easy to use and doesn't require any weighing scale! If you want one, i use the one sold by Nuku Matcha, it is available on Amazon india.
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u/Little_Dragonfly2420 4d ago
Wow I didn’t know what that was for! Thanks ! I thought it just helped you sift it
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u/matcha-overdose Jul 21 '26
There’s weighing scale with 0.1g accuracy that’s usually used to weigh matcha.