In my (limited) experience, I’ll always get a few lumps, to be honest, they are just a bit off putting. The last thing you want in the morning is hard lumps of Huel in your throat.
So, then I bought a ‘sport blender’ from Tesco, (£15). Now It is perfectly smooth and you could add berrys and stuff for a little bit of variety (what a luxury) I would really, really recommend this.
I’ve found a few things, re: lumps
I usually get one rather large one, but not many small, and I don’t really mind
When I mix it with warm water, significantly fewer lumps.
If I shake it vigorously and turn it upside down: fewer lumps
Sometimes when I’m close to the end, I’ll add a bit more water and shake it and those lumps generally dissolve
I think the trade off is that there is no “perfect” way of getting nutrients and getting them to behave how you want them to. Either we get the more natural ingredients of Huel that are slightly more difficult to mix or you get things that come out more smooth but contain more processed/artificial products.
No, Huel isn’t perfect, but it does what it says on the tin, and is overall pretty pleasant. Sometimes you just have to play with a few work-arounds 
Is this offer still open? I’m on the fence about ordering!
Hi, Carme! So sorry for the delay; I did not get a notice on my email:(
If you are still interested, yes, it is still open.
The email notifications do seem to be a bit hit-and-miss. I’m not quite sure why that is.
The humble hand blender/immersion blender/stick blender has really made things easier for me. The blender actually fits into the Huel shaker and does a really good job of smoothing it all out. The one I use is a Braun (with the end that looks a bit like a flower) and means I can blend my frozen apple chunks into the mix to sweeten (unflavoured version) without much effort. Clean-up is just detaching the end and rinsing it under the tap.
I also use spiral ball shaker, and have no lumps. I also tried with and without ice guard and got few lumps, but nothing big. IMHO spiral ball is the best one.
come on friends, yoi have a blender starting at 20 euros…
True. But some people use Huel because of the convenience. Add water and powder to blender bottle, shake, consume.
For those people, using a blender means more time, more washing, and less convenience.
I hate blending huel, I prefer a thicker consistency that makes it feel more like food.
For those of you still having issues, I’ve found the new version (1.2?) seems to be mixing better. I no longer get any lumps and it’s not as thick as it used to be… I’m not enjoying it too much but I probably just need to get used to it.
20 quid
This winter I’ve gone back to making it in the shaker as I need it. During some of the colder days I really started disliking having it chilled. Lately I’ve been having it at room-temperature, made in a shaker as I need it. I actually don’t even mind the lumps. It’s just food.
A couple of days ago, due to laziness, I stopped mixing my Huel with the blender. And was surprised to find almost no lumps at all! (had one I think that time). I tried to reproduce the same results and I’m happy to say I’m still not witnessing nowhere near the same amount of clumps as at first. Max ~2-3 small and soft ones for 4 scoops per one shaker.
I found no significant difference with the time the shake is left to stand. I tried this with leaving overnight, drinking a few hours later and consuming straight away.
My question is, what gives? Has anything changed about the recipe or ingredient sourcing in the last few months?
We changed from 1.1 to 1.2 since October which reduced the sweetness, but nothing else really/ Maybe you’ve just worked out a better water to Huel ratio from experience? Not sure really!
Forgot to mention: I’m on the unflavoured Huel at the moment.
Yes, could be more water, could be stronger hands to do the shaking but somehow I think it’s more than that.
Anyway, removing the blender from the equation makes it much more sustainable for me.
¿And from 1.0 to 1.1?
1.0 to 1.1 was a change in some of the source of the ingredients which affected the nutritionals slightly I believe. Neither change has been drastic, just tiny tweaks here and there.
@Geby Unflavoured Huel is much thinner than the vanilla version.
I’m guessing sucralose plays a part in making lumps. I also find 1.2 less lumpy.