Happy Lunar New Year 2023 everyone!
Due to the week-long holiday to celebrate the Lunar New Year in China, all our global shipping operations will resume on Jan 30, 2023.
Please email us at support@qiaerista.com if you need further assistance. The Qi Aerista support team will be glad to help.
]]>This is Rick. I am the creator of the Award-Winning Qi Aerista Smart Tea Brewer.
I want to thank everyone for your support to Qi Aerista all along!
And I wish everyone a happy and healthy 2023!
Today I want to share with you our plans for the next version of the Qi Aerista Smart Tea Brewer. So let’s start!
See our Qi Aerista video update as presented by myself in English:
For our international backer community, we have also prepared our Qi Aerista video update in 4 other languages (Standard Chinese, Cantonese, French & Japanese):
In Standard Chinese
In Cantonese
In French
In Japanese
In 2016, we launched our crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter and Indiegogo to build the first generation Qi Aerista Smart Tea Brewer.
The reason why we created Qi Aerista is not only to make the most amazing smart tea brewer ever.
We also want to bring all our tea loving friends and partners together to brew a better world.
We raised a total of 240 thousand US Dollars from over 1500 backers, across 60 countries and regions worldwide.
We are forever grateful for all the support we received to help us make Qi Aerista a reality.
After our Kickstarter campaign ended, we went through a lot of challenges with design & production.
We pulled it off in the end and started shipping our brewers to all our patiently waiting backers and customers in July 2018.
After more than 4 years, it’s great to know that many of the 1st generation smart tea brewers are still going strong for our backers and customers.
Of course, things can break down over time, especially for 1st generation products like ours.
In many cases, all we need is just a simple change of parts. That will return the brewers to fully functional again.
In case there is anything wrong with your Qi Aerista Smart Tea Brewer, drop us an email at support@qiaerista.com and we will do our best to help.
At this point, we have completely sold out all our 1st generation smart tea brewers.
Plans are underway to improve our original design and get our next brewer version into production.
So what’s new?
Well, we will keep the basic overall architecture because it has been working great for more than 4 years.
We will correct the issues we have identified in hardware, electronics, software and app to make the brewer even more reliable and easier to use.
For color, this time it will be in black.
We will be working closely with our partners to make sure things will be on time.
We plan to launch our next generation brewer as part of our new Kickstarter campaign around mid-2023.
Our goal is to collect at least 1500 preorders to meet our manufacturers’ MOQ requirements to kick off production.
Right now we already have hundreds of signups on our waiting list.
If you are interested in preordering our upcoming version of Qi Aerista Smart Tea Brewer, simply visit qiaerista.com or email us at support@qiaerista.com to sign up.
You can also support Qi Aerista through the following ways:
1. Subscribe to our Qi Aerista Youtube channel.
2. Visit our Qi Aerista Facebook page and give us a like.
3. Visit qiaerista.com and shop our Qi Aerista tea selection and accessories.
4. Tell all your tea loving friends and family about Qi Aerista.
Thank you so much for everyone’s support!
Let’s brew a better world together.
Rick @ Qi Aerista
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Therefore we regret to announce that the shipment of brewers from the start of March 1 and onwards will experience a minimum of 7 days in addition to our expected delivery times.
Shipment for tea and parts remain normal at this time. We apologize for the inconvenience it has caused.
We sincerely hope the latest outbreak will become under control very soon and our normal shipping operations will be restored at the earliest moment. Please email us at support@qiaerista.com if you have any additional questions.
]]>We are proud to be a part of the Amazon Launchpad program to promote Qi Aerista to the wider Amazon community.
We will roll out to other countries including France, Germany etc step by step in the near future.
]]>Folks at iDropnews is going to help with the best products to put in your kitchen right now that works with your iPhone or iPad. Qi Aerista IoTea Brewer is ranked No. 2 as the Best Smart Kitchen Accessories for Your Apple Devices in 2020!
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Visitors and industry veterans were amazed at how authentically taste our freshly brewed HK-style milk tea is. Nothing beats Hong Kong-style milk tea in terms of richness and smoothness, especially when brewed fresh with Qi Aerista IoTea Brewer.
We also served cold brew coffee made fresh by Qi Aerista IoTea Brewer, demonstrating its remarkable capability and flexibility in making the perfect brew.
Enjoy teas made perfect and simple every time. Get your Qi Aerista IoTea Brewer today!
]]>Qi Aerista is presented as part of the second segment of the exhibition, which runs from May 3 to June 2, 2019. You can find Qi Aerista on the lower floor of the exhibition hall.
This exhibition features excellent design from all over the world. A must-see for all design lovers.
iF design exhibition
Elbarkaden/HafenCity
Hongkongstraße 6
20457 Hamburg
More exhibition details can be found HERE.
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The iF Design Award is one of the most important design awards in the world. It rewards design achievements in all disciplines: product, packaging, communication and service design/UX, architecture and interior design as well as professional concept.
This year's award was presented at the iF Design Award Night ceremony held on March 15, 2019 at the BMW Welt in Munich, Germany. It attracted more than 2,000 guests from 42 countries to to celebrate the winners of the iF Design Award 2019.
Kudos to our team who has dedicated countless hours and effort in making Qi Aerista a reality!
Special thanks to our customers, backers, partners including Innozen Design and many others, and our fans worldwide in making this achievement possible!
The official winning entry record for Qi Aerista IoTea Brewer (formerly named as the Smart Tea Brewer) is here:
https://ifworlddesignguide.com/entry/259110-smart-tea-brewer
Read More about Qi Aerista IoTea Brewer, the Golden Pin Design Award 2018 Design Mark Recipient.
Two years ago we embarked on this remarkable journey on Kickstarter and Indiegogo In-Demand to realize our goal to make the process of brewing great tea easy and fun.
Along the way we have rolled through ups and downs, and overcome challenge after challenge. There were times that it seems this project couldn't move forward anymore. But in the end we managed to pull everything together and pushed ahead with utmost determination.
Then finally at the end of June 2018 we began shipping out our first brewers to waiting fans across 60 countries around the world.
Today is an important day for the Qi Aerista team as it marked the successful fulfillment of the Qi Aerista IoTea Brewer (formerly called the Smart Tea Brewer) to our fans that supported us along this journey.
]]>About Golden Pin Design Award:
Established in 1981, Taiwan’s Golden Pin Design Award is the most influential design award in the global Chinese market.
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Read more on the coverage of Qi Aerista at the World Tea Expo.
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We started our own company in 2013 and began with some seed money mainly from family and friends. We have also built our core team with diverse backgrounds and expertise. We owed a lot to the friends and acquaintances that offered help, but in the end it is up to the core team to become industrious and entrepreneurial to get the job done.
As Steve Jobs once said:
People say you have to have a lot of passion for what you’re doing and it’s totally true. And the reason is because it’s so hard that if you don’t, any rational person would give up. It’s really hard. And you have to do it over a sustained period of time. So if you don’t love it, if you’re not having fun doing it, you don’t really love it, you’re going to give up. And that’s what happens to most people, actually.
There is not a day that passes without a voice inside my head that says, “Let’s just quit. It’s just too hard to continue.” But my internal drive just automatically motivates me to work on the project from morning till bedtime in a welcoming mood, day in and day out. This way of life, with no meaningful vacation to speak of, has continued for over 3 years now. But frankly speaking, I just love it, and I am enjoying every moment of it.
So what’s the reason behind my internal drive? I think it’s because of the tea. Specifically, it’s the cup of Hong Kong-style milk tea that I’ve first tried making with our early version prototype several years ago. That rich and thick taste is perhaps the strongest reason that drives me to work on this project to this day. Maybe it’s just a coincidence. But maybe it’s fate to have someone from Hong Kong like me to have stumbled on this discovery and will make an effort to introduce to the world this fascinating tea drink.
In addition, as a Chinese, it is perhaps my ultimate calling to instill fresh meaning into the centuries-old Chinese tea culture, which is facing challenges in adapting to modern life. Coming up with Qi Aerista that is able to merge tradition and innovation in an ingenious way is simply exhilarating.
Last but not least, we believe with Qi Aerista Smart Tea Brewer we can make the tea brewing process easy and enjoyable, so that more people would become tea drinkers and consume more tea. This in turn will help the tea-growing regions around the world that tend to be mountainous and less-developed, like in China, India, Sri Lanka and some African countries.
Making tea may seem easy, but making that perfect cup consistently requires some work. Let Qi Aerista help you! Qi Aerista is an app-connected smart tea brewer that lets you hot brew, strong brew and even cold brew your favorite tea to perfection every time. Want more info? Check out our Facebook page now!
]]>It all started with a tiny wish way back in my early childhood.
I am a native of Hong Kong, and tea plays an important part in Hong Kong culture. In fact, the term “Yum Cha”, which means “Drink Tea” in Cantonese, refers to the style of Chinese cuisine that tea is served alongside a variety of delicacies and small dishes, commonly known as “dim sum”.
My dad is a big fan of tea. Every Sunday morning he would bring the family to the nearby restaurant to have dim sum and tea. His way of preparing the tea is very simple, just use a porcelain tea pot or gaiwan to make his favourite Shoumei white tea.
Even though the dim sum tastes great, but what makes me remember the most is the tea, albeit in a not so good way. As we eat and drink and chat around the table, the pot of tea would just sit there for a long time, where it would get all dark and bitter and cold. Since then, I wish there is a way to prevent over infusion.
Such wish remained unfulfilled for many years until one day when I became part of a project to brainstorm on new tea making solutions. My immediate thought was not to make good tasting tea with managing basics such as brewing time and water temperature, etc., but to solve the over-infusion problem that upset me for so many years.
After some background research, successive experiments and a few sparks of inspiration, we have come up with the basic designs for Qi Aerista.
Besides solving the over-infusion problem by separating the tea leaves and water after brewing, Qi Aerista allows independent control on brewing time and water temperature, thereby making a truly automatic brewing process possible. We have also added in user-friendly features such as handled tea infuser, rinse tea, smart kettle extension and more.
In addition to traditional Chinese teas, it is by coincidence that we found out that Qi Aerista is able to make good-tasting milk tea as well. A rich and flavorful cup of milk tea requires a strong tea brew, which is easily achievable with our unique patented circulative infusion system.
Another surprising breakthrough is that Qi Aerista can also make cold-brewed tea at significantly less time than the normal process. Traditionally, you would first brew hot tea and then make it cold by adding ice or chill it in the fridge. Or you can directly infuse the tea with room temperature water, but it would take hours. With Qi Aerista, we can do the same in mere minutes, and the resulting tea shows an accentuated sweetness and decreased bitterness.
The app part was added later in the project, initially as a way to make it easier to troubleshoot performance issues during the brewing process. But then we discovered that controlling and customizing the brewing process with our smartphone is very efficient. And the app paves the way to a wide range of possibilities in expanding our project.
We are super exicited about Qi Aerista’s launching on Kickstarter on November 15th, please join us and support Qi Aerista today!
Making tea may seem easy, but making that perfect cup consistently requires some work. Let Qi Aerista help you! Qi Aerista is an app-connected smart tea brewer that lets you hot brew, strong brew and even cold brew your favorite tea to perfection every time. Want more info? Check out our Facebook page now!
]]>We were thrilled to learn that we were one of the finalists in the Best New Product Award of Brewing Gear and Innovation.
Check out this video and hear what tea lovers had to say about Qi Aerista!
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