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Backyard Homebrew Co. – Member Discount & Inner North Deliveries
Many of Melbourne’s larger homebrew stores are a bit of a trek for our members. That usually means planning a dedicated trip or paying for shipping regularly, which adds up […]
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YVB Belgian Beerfest 2026
The competitions keep coming this year, and the latest to launch is the Yarra Valley Brewers’ annual Belgian Beerfest. There are a few exciting changes for this comp in 2026. […]
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Altbier – Eric B
Here is Erics 2025 Vicbrew Beer of Show winning Altbier recipe. Thanks Eric for sharing! Brewfather Recipe Intro I played soccer with someone who would talk about Altbier a fair […]
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Welcome to the new website
Welcome to the new Mashers website. Feel free to explore on your own, but here are a few things that might help you understand the site. Firstly, it’s got all […]
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Red Leader – Red IPA – Jack & Ellie M
Intro This beer is inspired by the legendary Two Birds (RIP) – Sunset Ale, a sessionable red ale with a lot of malt complexity. We decided to take inspiration from […]
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Brewstock is coming…
In 2026, something new is coming to the Victorian homebrew calendar: Brewstock — a large-scale, inter-club homebrew festival bringing all the Victorian clubs together for one big celebration of homebrew. […]
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The Silence – Baltic Porter – Brian M
Intro I’ve done this beer twice before. I’m still tweaking it but it’s one of my more dialled recipes and processes. It’s done alright in comps (1st Westgate, 2nd Vicbrew, […]
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Merri Mashers through Covid
One thing I think the club really needs to remember — because it was such a unique time — is what we did during Covid. Melbourne went through six lockdowns […]
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Falling asleep at the Christmas party
This image goes down in club lore. When you’re president of the club, don’t fall asleep at the Christmas party! Pretty sure this was 2019?
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How the Merri Mashers started
I recently asked Kevin H to write about his recollections of how the club got started. Here is what he had to say: When I first came to Australia in […]