About Brain Strain
Brain Strain is superhot named for wrinkled brain-like appearance. Rating 1,000,000-1,350,000 SHU offers extreme heat. The deeply wrinkled bumpy texture is distinctive. Related to 7 Pot family from Trinidad. The heat is intense and long-lasting. Complex fruity flavor beneath extreme capsaicin. Very popular among superhot collectors. The appearance is truly brain-like. Makes extreme hot sauces. One of most wrinkled superhot varieties. Handle with extreme caution.
Flavor profile
Extreme with complex flavor
In the kitchen
Extreme hot sauces, collector variety
Growing information
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Days to harvest
- 100-120 days
- Plant height
- 36-48 inches
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