The invention relates to a method with an accompanying brewing system for preparing a mixed drink from two or more drink components, wherein the mixed drink is made up in a collecting container and at least two drink components are prepared by means of electromagnetic radiation. The drink components are prepared in successive steps, and different drink components are on no account exposed simultaneously to electromagnetic radiation. In order to prepare each drink component, the same collecting container is always used for direct collection of the drink components and the drink components already prepared remain in the collecting container during preparation of subsequent drink components.