Hard Seltzer, Iced Tea, Kombucha, and Cider

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Hard Seltzer, Iced Tea, Kombucha, and Cider

An easy and accessible guide to making hard fizzy drinks—from seltzer and iced tea to kombucha and cider—at home from the author of True Brews.

“Emma Christensen’s latest fermented tour de force is equal parts educational and entertaining, providing a recipe-driven road map to the rapidly expanding drinking world.”—Joshua M. Bernstein, author of The Complete Beer Course

Imagine coming home from the farmers market and making a delicious batch of all-natural Strawberry Hard Kombucha. Or treating yourself to a Blackberry Hard Seltzer after picking a batch of blackberries during an afternoon walk. Or whipping up a few gallons of Mai Tai Hard Iced Tea to share at backyard barbecues this summer. And the best part? These homemade drinks are easy and budget-friendly,…

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April 8, 2025

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Emma Christensen is a food writer and editor with over 15 years of experience creating food and cooking content for online and print publication. She is the general manager for Simply Recipes and the Spruce Eats, and a former editor for The Kitchn. She is also the author of three books on homebrewing, True Brews, Brew Better Beer, and Modern Cider, and she collaborated on the James Beard Award-winning The Kitchn Cookbook. Her work has appeared in Fine Cooking, Vegetarian Times, Cook's Illustrated, and Edible Columbus. Emma is a graduate of The Cambridge School for Culinary Arts and Bryn Mawr College.