Aussie Mixing

I have the same issue. I posted in another forum that the Aussie, when mixed, becomes thick. I put it in milk and fuggedaboudit...it was pudding.

My best advice is reduce the serving size (i go for thirty grams, and in my mind this approach makes sense since aussie is a slower digesting protein anyway) or go with your present routine of mixing it and allowing it to sit. Letting it sit for a few minutes is not going to affect the protein...a half-hour to an hour will allow for degradation but not if you are just letting it sit for a few minutes.

I know what you mean about the inconsistency factor...I wrote one of the customer service reps because I ordered a couple custom mix with 20% Aussie in it and another with an additional 20% IPI with the aussie and both mix very thick even in water, kind of like the original met-rx meal replacements. Prior to this order, I had custom mixes with as much as 60% IPI and 20% Aussie and they mixed into a nice drinkable consistency.

So, you are not the only one to experience this phenomena. I can't account for why this should be so but, it is.

I think the videos of the powders mixing are really good. I am going to post the Aussie probably tommorrow and experiement with different amounts of liquid and whatnot. I dont know why sometimes the powder mixes differently. I will look into it.

Thanks Alex...not a slam on your produts, they are still the best around.

Just a little puzzled about the mixability.

Originally Posted by SCZ

I am using Aussie Protein and have found that sometimes it will mix very nice and consistant. Other times, it becomes a thick oatmeal-type of mix. I have tried cold water, warm water, room-temp water, shaking and stirring. It has been real inconsistant.

I did notice that when I stir it and then let it sit for about 7-10 minutes, it becomes very smooth and consistant, almost creamy like. Can I do this and not affect the structure of the protein? Or is this not a good practice?

Also, am I suppose to continually mix the protein in the bag prior to measuring/serving?

If someone could shed some experience and info, I would appreciate.

Thank you for your time!

The protein is already "mixed", it is fine to go straight from the bag to the blender bottle...

OK. Just wanted to make sure there was a step that I was suppose to take and just plain skipped it.

Thanks for the insight. I will look for vids. I am mixing 30gm/10oz water. If I double the water, it will mix ok, but it will be more water than protein. That would work also, but i like the shake consistancy better.

Thank you for checking this out Alex. What we won't do is ask you to do a mixing demo on every protein and carb you carry! haha.

Update. I just finished my Aussie Vanilla flavored and started on my Aussie Strawberry. 4 servings of 30gm/10 oz water and each one mixes into a nice smooth shake. No clumps, no oatmeal consistancy.

So it appears to be one of four reasons for my experience(or a couple of them together):

1 - there is a problem with the vanilla flavoring with Aussie or

2 - there was a problem with the 2 previous batches of Aussie w/vanilla (not premixed or something)

3 - there is a "problem" with my Aussie strawberry.

4 - there is a serious problem with the Aussie protein.

I have another bag of Aussie Vanilla that I will open this weekend to see how it mixes. If it has the same clumpy/oatmeal consistancy, then it would appear that there was a problem with each batch(or even bigger problem since Debruynda has the same issue) that I had purchased before. Maybe quality control at the mixer or something.????

I will post back what I find once I try the Aussie Vanilla.

I opened my Aussie vanilla and experienced the thickening effect again. I mixed 30gm/10oz water and I literally stuck a knife into the mix. It took it 11 minutes for it to get to a consistancy where i could drink it.

So if the protein is the same in both batches, Aussie, then the only difference is the flavoring.

My question is what else is there in the vanilla flavoring that would make the mix thicken up so much?

I will ask Customer Service tomorrow to explain the mixing issue. I know I will not ask for vanilla flavoring in the future. It appears to be the issue. I just hope it is not some breakdown of the protein that occurs when I let it sit for 10 minutes. That would really sux.

I will keep you posted.