Gorilla Coffee Beans from A. Joerges

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Gorilla coffee is the house brand of the German roaster A. Joerges, and here it comes as whole beans in 1 kg bags. For espresso from a portafilter or bean-to-cup machine, choose Bar Crema Silber (the strongest, pure robusta), Super Bar Crema, Espresso Delicato or the 100% arabica Crema No.1. For filter coffee as well as the bean-to-cup machine, choose Kaffeehaus Mischung or the mild Café Creme. Want espresso without caffeine? Take Gorilla Espresso Decaf. Every variant shows its intensity on Gorilla's scale of 10 and on ours of 13; the differences are explained below the products.

Gorilla in brief

Gorilla is the house brand that the family roaster Kaffeegroßrösterei A. Joerges launched in 2004. Joerges opened as a wholesaler in Frankfurt am Main in 1847, has been run by the Hühsam family since 1982 and roasts in Obertshausen, near Frankfurt. Every Gorilla coffee is drum roasted slowly, for 12 to 20 minutes at 180 to 220 °C, and each bean type is roasted separately before blending.

Which Gorilla suits you?

Gorilla for espresso

Gorilla Bar Crema Silber, in the silver bag, is the strongest Gorilla: a pure robusta blend, dark roasted, nutty, chocolatey and spicy, with very little acidity (10 out of 10 on Gorilla's scale, 10 out of 13 on ours). Super Bar Crema is a dark-roasted all-rounder of arabica and robusta, with chocolate, nut and honey notes (8 out of 10, 8 out of 13). Espresso Delicato combines South American highland arabica with Asian robusta, dark roasted, chocolatey with soft almond notes (7 out of 10, 7 out of 13). Crema No.1 is 100% arabica from Central and South America, medium roasted, mild and fruity (6 out of 10, 6 out of 13).

Gorilla for filter coffee and the bean-to-cup machine

Gorilla Kaffeehaus Mischung is a medium-roasted blend of arabica and robusta, nutty, floral and lightly fruity (5 out of 10, 5 out of 13), for the filter machine, the bean-to-cup machine or a portafilter. Café Creme is the mildest Gorilla: 100% arabica from Latin America and Asia, light roasted, floral with berry and honey notes (4 out of 10, 4 out of 13), for filter coffee and the bean-to-cup machine.

Gorilla without caffeine

Gorilla Espresso Decaf is a dark-roasted, decaffeinated espresso of arabica and robusta, full-bodied and mild with light chocolate and nut notes (7 out of 10 on Gorilla's scale, 9 out of 13 on ours). Joerges makes it for espresso at any time of day, the evening included, from a portafilter machine, a bean-to-cup machine or a moka pot.

Grinding Gorilla beans for your machine

Gorilla coffee is sold only as whole beans, so you grind it just before brewing: fine for a portafilter machine, slightly coarser for a moka pot and medium for a filter machine. A bean-to-cup machine grinds for you. For more choice, see espresso coffee, coffee beans for bean-to-cup machines and decaffeinated coffee beans.

Frequently asked questions about Gorilla coffee

Is there a decaf Gorilla coffee?

Yes: Gorilla Espresso Entkoffeiniert, sold here as Gorilla Espresso Decaf, is a decaffeinated espresso blend of arabica and robusta in whole beans. It is dark roasted and scores 7 out of 10 on Gorilla's intensity scale. Joerges describes it as a full-bodied, mild espresso with light notes of chocolate and nut, for a portafilter machine, a bean-to-cup machine or a moka pot, also in the evening.

Which Gorilla coffee suits my coffee machine?

For a portafilter or bean-to-cup machine, every Gorilla espresso blend works: Bar Crema, Super Bar Crema, Espresso Delicato and Crema No.1. For a moka pot, Joerges recommends Bar Crema, Espresso Delicato and the decaf espresso. Making filter coffee? Choose Kaffeehaus Mischung or Café Creme, which Joerges recommends for the filter machine as well as the bean-to-cup machine. All Gorilla coffee is sold as whole beans.

Who makes Gorilla coffee?

Gorilla coffee is made by Kaffeegroßrösterei A. Joerges GmbH, a family roaster in Obertshausen near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Gorilla has been its house brand since 2004. Joerges itself dates back to 1847, when it opened as a wholesaler in Frankfurt, and the Hühsam family has run it since 1982. It drum roasts every Gorilla coffee for 12 to 20 minutes at 180 to 220 °C.

Which Gorilla coffees are arabica and which are robusta?

Gorilla Crema No.1 and Café Creme are 100% arabica, and Gorilla Bar Crema is a pure robusta blend. Super Bar Crema, Kaffeehaus Mischung, Espresso Delicato and the decaf espresso combine arabica and robusta. Joerges does not publish the ratios. Every bean type is roasted separately and only blended afterwards, a method known as split roasting.

Gorilla coffee beans from A. Joerges