Extreme · 1,000,000 – 1,350,000 SHU
Grotesquely pitted, brain-like pods from the 7 Pot line — looks scary, tastes like danger.
About the pepper
Brain Strain was selected for extreme brain-like texture on the pod surface and for top-end SHU tests rivaling other million-plus peppers.
It shares the 75–85k product band with hotter ghost selections and Trinidad Scorpion on Harmony’s compressed chart — meaning end bottles are tame, but the fresh pepper is not.
Also known as
Brain Strain
Good to know
Quick facts, trivia, and context worth knowing before you reach for the bottle.
Fact 1
Capiello’s Brain Strain line is a major player in chili-competition circles.
Fact 2
Texture can resemble cauliflower — hence the name.
Fact 3
Treat like industrial solvent when raw.
Keep exploring
Harmony grows and blends a wide range of cultivars — each brings a different place on the Scoville Scale and a different flavor to the bottle.
Extreme · 800,000 – 1,041,427 SHU
Bhut Jolokia (Ghost Pepper)
The first chili certified above one million Scoville units — smoky, fruity, and genuinely ghostly in the back of the throat.
Extreme · 1,569,300 – 2,200,000 SHU
Carolina Reaper
The record-holder. Bred specifically for maximum Scoville, but with a genuinely fruity front note before the burn takes over.
Extreme · 923,000 – 1,853,000 SHU
7 Pot Douglah
Chocolate-brown Trinidad superhot — fruity nose, then long, oily heat that coats the tongue.
Extreme · 1,000,000 – 1,500,000 SHU
Naga Morich
Close cousin to the ghost-pepper family — wrinkled pods and serious million-plus potential.
Extreme · 800,000 – 1,463,700 SHU
Trinidad Scorpion
Tail-stinger pods and blistering SHU — a former record holder that still defines “superhot.”
Extreme · 1,200,000 – 2,009,000 SHU
Trinidad Moruga scorpion
Trinidad’s scorpion-tailed monster — briefly crowned the hottest tested, still brutal today.
Extreme · ~2,000,000 SHU (variable)
Chocolate Bhutlah
Hybrid folklore from the ghost and douglah lines — brown pods, brutal heat, inconsistent batch to batch.
Medium-Hot · 100,000 – 350,000 SHU
Scotch Bonnet
The most aromatic pepper in the Caribbean — stone-fruit aroma, floral finish, and real heat behind it.
Medium-Hot · 100,000 – 350,000 SHU
Habanero
The workhorse of the super-hot family — citrus-forward, clean heat, and endlessly versatile on the shelf.
