# Melting Ice Beverage Brewers The Slow Brew Iced Tea Maker Uses Melting Ice to Make Tea By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2017-05-24 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iced-tea-maker References: [thegreenhead](http://www.thegreenhead.com/2017/05/slow-brew-iced-tea-coffee-maker.php) There are a number of ways to brew tea and coffee, but the Slow Brew Iced Tea Maker comes as one of the longest methods that will provide a different kind of way to ensure the optimal brew. Utilizing ice rather than hot water to brew tea, the tea maker works by having [loose leaf tea](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/summer-camp-iced-tea) added into the incorporated basket and having [ice added](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sphere-ice-makers) in the top portion. This has the melting ice filter past the leaves in order to make a [cold brew](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/automatic-cold-brew-machine) that is apparently far less bitter than utilizing hot water. The Slow Brew Iced Tea Maker takes an extended period to brew (however long it takes the ice to melt) and is also suitable for use to make coffee. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.8/10 - Popularity: 78% | Activity: 87% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Kitchen](https://www.trendhunter.com/kitchen) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Cold Brew:** The Slow Brew Iced Tea Maker utilizes melting ice to make a cold brew, presenting a disruptive innovation opportunity in the beverage industry. - **Alternative Brewing Methods:** The Slow Brew Iced Tea Maker offers a new and unique method of brewing tea using ice instead of hot water, creating an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the field of beverage brewing. - **Reduced Bitterness:** By brewing tea with melting ice instead of hot water, the Slow Brew Iced Tea Maker claims to result in a cold brew that is less bitter, suggesting a potential disruptive innovation in the way we perceive and consume hot beverages. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Beverage Brewing:** The Slow Brew Iced Tea Maker introduces a new brewing technique using melting ice, which could disrupt the traditional methods of making tea and coffee in the beverage brewing industry. - **Kitchen Appliances:** The Slow Brew Iced Tea Maker, with its unique brewing process, presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the kitchen appliance industry for creating efficient and innovative brewing solutions. - **Cold Beverage Market:** The Slow Brew Iced Tea Maker's ability to create a cold brew with reduced bitterness opens up a disruptive innovation opportunity in the cold beverage market by offering consumers a refreshing and flavorful alternative to traditionally brewed beverages. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Cold Extraction Coffee Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cold-drip-coffee-maker.md) - [Versatile Cold Brew Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shine-rapid-cold-brew-machine-1.md) - [At-Home Iced Coffee Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/k-brew-and-chill.md) - [Multi-Functional Modern Coffee Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modern-coffee-machine.md) - [Brew Tea Starter Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brew-tea-starter-kit.md) - [Next-Gen Tea Brewers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airomini.md) - [Hot-to-Cold Coffee Brewers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kbrew-chill.md) - [Rapid Dual-Brewing Appliances](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shine-rapid-cold-brew-machine.md) - [Luxe Tea-Brewing Appliances](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/affinitea-brewing-system.md)