Book excerpt: Your one-stop guidebook to healthy hydration with 160 recipes for expense-saving, sugar-sparing, all-natural beverages. It captures the test kitchen's discoveries and best techniques for juicing, brewing, smoothie making, fermenting, and more. You'll appreciate knowing why our blends work and what each ingredient brings to the table. Try a zucchiña colada, lemongrass and star fruit infused water, and tepache, a flavorful fermented drink made from the rind of a pineapple. Ferment the best kombucha, kefir, and tepache you've ever had Make healthier DIY versions of beverages like V8® and Gatorade Up your alcohol-free drink game with homemade low-sugar soda and seltzers made from fresh fruits and herbs Mix your own loose tea blends using elderberries, lemon balm, echinachea, and more Infuse coffees with fresh ingredients such as star anise and orange Steep and simmer drinks like raw hot chocolate and switchel Try unbelievably good juice combos such as parsnips and pears or sweet corn and blueberries Customize your drinks with suggested ingredient substitutions to use ones you like or have on hand. Don't have it, don't worry! Buy the best blender, juicer, or seltzer maker and use it with confidence based on ATK's reviews and tips