"Wayne" > wrote in message
...

> A blender will "do", but a malt mixer produces a more authentic
texture.
> A blender will thin out the mixture and produces a "soupier" drink.
>
> FWIW, I bought a vintage Hamilton Beach Malt Mixer on eBay several
years
> ago. They almost always have them available, and you can probably
snare
> one for anywhere from about $75 to $125. These are the models that
were
> actually used at soda fountains.

I don't have one but it seems like an immersion blender would work
just fine for mixing a malt. Much cheaper and less bulky.