How hot is Brain Collapse Peach?

Capsi’s sourced range is 800,000–2,000,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Capsi uses a sourced range and a trust tier, not a single marketing number. How we verify heat: https://web.thecapsi.app/learn/heat-and-capsaicin/how-we-measure-heat

How do I grow Brain Collapse Peach?

Brain Collapse Peach: about 100 days to maturity, tropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

What can I substitute for Brain Collapse Peach?

Carolina Reaper, Ghost Pepper, 7 Pot Brain Strain, Trinidad Scorpion

Brain Collapse Peach (Brain Collapse Peach DD)

Also known as Brain Collapse Peach DD · Brain Collapse Pepper

An Italian Capsicum chinense superhot from Drax Diego: large, brain-wrinkled pods that ripen light peach, with a clean citrus-floral flavor and a fast, aggressive burn.

About 41 times a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU typical).

Growing

~100 days to maturity

Fruit size

5–8 cm

Flavor & Use

Bright, clean, and sweet-citrus up front, with floral and light berry notes, then a fast, aggressive burn that settles on the tongue and throat.

fruitycitrusfloralsweetclean

Culinary

Superhot sauces (use sparingly)Fermented mashesChile flakesSeasoning blends

About

A large, gnarled Capsicum chinense superhot with a deeply wrinkled, brain-like surface that ripens from green to a soft light peach. Photographs often make that color look orange. Pods typically run about 5 to 8 cm long with medium walls and a sizable placenta. The burn is fast and aggressive, concentrated in the mouth and throat. Under the burn, tasters consistently note a clean, sweet-citrus and floral flavor. Plants are productive mid- to late-season bushes, but the line is still being stabilized, so shape and color can drift.

Backstory

Brain Collapse Peach is an early-2020s Capsicum chinense hybrid from Italian hobby breeder Drax Diego, whose work is known in seed-exchange circles for ornamental superhots. The name comes from the pods' heavily wrinkled, brain-like surface. Parentage has not been published by the breeder; catalogs still treat the line as unstable, with pod shape and color able to vary between plants. Seeds were circulating among specialist vendors by 2022.

Appearance

ShapeGnarled, brain-like lantern

ColorGreen · Peach

Size5–8 cm

WallMedium

SkinWrinkled

Growing

SunFull

WaterModerate

ClimateTropical

Days to maturity100 days

Plant height60–130 cm

Soil pH6–6.8

Germination7–14 days

Spacing60 cm

HardinessZones 9-11

Heritage

Explore

Nothing reputable documents a pedigree for this pepper.

Sources

FAQ

How hot is Brain Collapse Peach?: Capsi’s sourced range is 800,000–2,000,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Capsi uses a sourced range and a trust tier, not a single marketing number. How we verify heat: https://web.thecapsi.app/learn/heat-and-capsaicin/how-we-measure-heat
What does Brain Collapse Peach taste like?: Bright, clean, and sweet-citrus up front, with floral and light berry notes, then a fast, aggressive burn that settles on the tongue and throat.
How do I grow Brain Collapse Peach?: Brain Collapse Peach: about 100 days to maturity, tropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.
What can I substitute for Brain Collapse Peach?: Carolina Reaper, Ghost Pepper, 7 Pot Brain Strain, Trinidad Scorpion