# Bryan's Blood

Also known as Bryans Blood, Bryan's Blood Pepper.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

Bryan's Blood is a Capsicum annuum f2+ from United States. Capsi’s sourced range is 500–15,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is earthy, slightly sweet, fruity. Used for salsa, pickling, hot sauce, stuffing, fresh. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 1/5 the typical heat of a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU).

## Heat sources

- 500–2,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  HRSeeds
  https://www.hrseeds.com/product-page/bryan-s-blood-pepper

- 1,000–1,500 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Tyler Farms
  https://tyler-farms.com/bryans-blood-pepper-seeds/

- 2,000–5,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  HRSeeds
  https://www.hrseeds.com/product-page/bryan-s-blood-pepper

- 2,000–5,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Red Dragon Seeds
  https://www.reddragonseeds.co.uk/shop/bryans-blood-chilli-seeds/

- 5,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Pepper Merchant
  https://peppermerchant.net/products/bryans-blood

- 5,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Bohica Pepper Hut
  https://bohicapepperhut.com/products/bryans-blood-rainbow-seeds

- 5,000–15,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  DG Seeds & Plants
  https://dgseedsandplants.be/en/product/bryans-fieri-blood-pepper-seeds-2/

## Heritage

F2+

Bryan's Blood is an F2+ of Scarlett's Chili and Poblano, still splitting and not yet a finished line.

Credit: Eric Knight

Parents:
- Scarlett's Chili (Not a named variety)
- [Poblano](https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/poblano)

Eric Knight's own note says Bryan's Blood is a Poblano crossed with Scarlett's Chili. Bryan Townshend's shop says Knight made that cross, Rich Blood grew the F1 for F2 seed, and the named line is still a later-generation selection with some size variation.

## Page sources

- [Eric Knight channel description naming the cross and Bryan's selections](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxyIrkQCTpI)
- [Bryan Townshend listing: cross, F2 seed path, F6 selection, remaining size variation](https://towns-endchiliandspice.com/products/bryan-s-blood-rainbow-mix-pepper-seeds)
- [Pod size, flesh, color sequence, plant height, uses, species, and cross](https://www.chileplants.com/search.aspx?ProductCode=CHIBB)
- [Vendor heat figure, fruit size, variegation, and days to harvest](https://www.hrseeds.com/product-page/bryan-s-blood-pepper)
- [Vendor heat band, days, plant height, stability note, and kitchen use](https://rebecvalleyfarm.com/product/bryans-blood-pepper/)
- [Approximate 5,000 SHU vendor figure and ripe color](https://peppermerchant.net/products/bryans-blood)
- [Rainbow selection: fifth generation as of 2024, pod size, color sequence, plant height](https://www.superhotchiles.com/product/bryans-blood-rainbow-pepper-seeds/)

## FAQ
### How hot is Bryan's Blood?

Capsi’s sourced range is 500–15,000 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 Bryan's Blood taste like?

Earthy and slightly sweet, with a fruity note. Closer to a mild poblano than to a superhot.

### How do I grow Bryan's Blood?

Bryan's Blood: about 90 days to maturity, temperate climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Bryan's Blood?

Poblano

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/bryan-s-blood
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data