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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 over time and isn’t always ideal for ingredients like yeast and hops. To help with this, Backyard Homebrew Co. will be trialling free delivery…
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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. First, the Yarra Valley Brewers have launched a new website and competition portal, making it much easier to find information and pay for your…
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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 bit, so when I started brewing each Oktoberfest period I said maybe I should make one. Well in 2025 for the 2nd year running…
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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 the content and tools the old site had, plus a heap of new stuff too. It’s also pretty quick and easy to update, which…
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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 this classic of a beer and dial it up to 11 by making it an IPA. Think big piney hop and citrus flavour supported…
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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. An inter-club committee was formed last year to represent all clubs and will be responsible for organising the event. Not everything has been locked…
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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, 2nd AABC) scoring anywhere from 32 to 42 points. It’s a good one to bottle and then age. A real “wow” beer that goes…
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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 between March 2020 and October 2021 (sorry if that reminder just triggered a few flashbacks). It was a tough period for everyone, but it…
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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 2005 from the UK, I have to admit, I was shocked at the poor quality of most packaged beers I could buy here, let…