The invention provides a fluid mixer with a fluid reservoir, a ring within the fluid reservoir, a stirrer rotatably coupled in the ring, and a motor to rotate the stirrer. The ring has a wall defining an inner and outer portion of the fluid reservoir, with wall cutouts that allow fluid to pass from the inner portion to the outer portion. The stirrer has a center and multiple paddles, and the rear surface of a first paddle and the front surface of a second paddle define a mixing space, and rotation of the paddles pushes a fluid from the mixing space through one of the cutouts into the outer portion. The invention also provides a method of mixing a fluid, including introducing liquid into a fluid reservoir and a powder into a powder dispenser, activating a stirrer, and dispensing the powder into the liquid while the stirrer is rotating.