We Claim:
1. An ingredient pod for making a beverage, the pod comprising:
a first layer defining an outer surface of the pod;
a second layer disposed within the first layer, the second layer comprising a first beverage ingredient;
a third layer disposed within the second layer, the third layer comprising a second beverage ingredient,
wherein the first beverage ingredient is a solid, a liquid, or a gel,
wherein at least one of the first beverage ingredient and the second beverage ingredient is a solid, and
wherein the first beverage ingredient and the second beverage ingredient are configured to release into a beverage liquid in response to immersion of the pod within the beverage liquid.
2. The pod of claim 1, further comprising a membrane removably disposed exterior to the first layer such that the membrane covers the first layer.
3. The pod of claim 1, wherein the first layer comprises a nutrient configured to be transferred to the second layer.
4. The pod of claim 3, wherein the first layer is removable.
5. The pod of claim 1, wherein the first layer is a membrane configured to control the release of the second layer into the beverage.
6. The pod of claim 5, wherein the membrane is dissolvable in the beverage liquid.
7. The pod of claim 5, further comprising a fourth layer disposed between the second layer and the third layer, wherein the fourth layer is a membrane configured to control the release of the third layer into the beverage.

8. The pod of claim 7, wherein the fourth layer comprises an edible and dissolvable gel.
9. The pod of claim 1, wherein the second layer and the third layer can both dissolve in water to form a beverage.
10. The pod of claim 1, wherein the second layer and the third layer dissolve sequentially in the beverage liquid to form a beverage.
11. The pod of claim 7, wherein:
the first layer comprises a gel,
the second layer comprises a concentrate,
the third layer comprises a gel,
the fourth layer comprises a solid, and
the first layer and the third layer are both biodegradable.
12. The pod of claim 1, further comprising:
a fifth layer comprising a third beverage ingredient,
wherein the third beverage ingredient comprises one of a solid, a gel, or a liquid.
13. The pod of claim 1, wherein the first beverage ingredient is a solid that dissolves in the beverage liquid to form a beverage.
14. The pod of claim 1, wherein the first layer is configured to dissolve only when exposed to a liquid having a pH less than or equal to 6.5.
15. The pod of claim 1, wherein the first layer is configured to dissolve only when exposed to a liquid at a temperature of greater than or equal to 170 °F.
16. The pod of claim 1, wherein:
the first layer forms a plurality of chambers, and
the second layer and the third layer are disposed in one of the chambers.

17. The pod of claim 16, further comprising a membrane surrounding the plurality of chambers, wherein the membrane comprises a removable and biodegradable film.
18. The pod of claim 1, wherein the beverage liquid comprises one of water, carbonated water, juice, coffee, tea, or soda.
19. An ingredient pod for making a beverage, the pod comprising:
a first chamber comprising a first beverage ingredient;
a second chamber disposed adjacent to the first chamber, the second chamber comprising a second beverage ingredient;
a first membrane defining the first chamber and a second membrane defining the second chamber, the first membrane and the second membrane each formed of an edible and dissolvable gel.
20. The pod of claim 19, wherein the first membrane is continuous with the second membrane.
21. The pod of claim 19, wherein the second membrane is discontinuous with the first membrane and wherein the second membrane is disposed within the first chamber.
22. The pod of claim 21, wherein at least one of the first chamber and the second chamber comprises a third beverage ingredient not mixed with the first beverage ingredient or the second beverage ingredient.
23. The pod of claim 19, wherein:
the first beverage ingredient is a concentrate, and the second beverage ingredient is a solid.
24. The pod of claim 19, wherein at least one of the first membrane and the second
membrane comprises a nutrient, and wherein the nutrient transfers to the first beverage

ingredient or the second beverage ingredient through contact with the first membrane or the second membrane