Can someone help ID this pepper?

DocBrock · May 25, 2018

A patient gave me a few peppers today that she said were big jim hatch chilis that grew much smaller than normal this year. I didn't think big Jim's were super hot so I took a bite of one. It was the hottest pepper I've ever eaten. I love hot food, including ghost pepper sauce on my chicken wings. This tasted hotter than that, so obviously it's not a big jim. Possibly a hybrid or maybe she mixed up her seeds?

Rajun Gardener · May 25, 2018

Looks like a ghost pepper to me.

DocBrock · May 25, 2018

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Originally Posted by Rajun Gardener

Looks like a ghost pepper to me.

Dang! She ghosted me! She's an older woman so she was clearly mistaken. I don't think she did it as a prank haha. I think I'm goin to save some seeds.

Salsacharley · May 25, 2018

I agree that it looks ghosty like a Red Bhutlah.

DocBrock · May 25, 2018

It tasted good. Just super hot. I'm gunna dry some and grind them up. Definitely not something I want to take another big bite of.

Worth1 · May 25, 2018

Yep Ghost pepper it and habanero my favorite peppers.
I ferment them and make one fantastic hot sauce out of them.
When the ferment is done I add lime juice and sugar.

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Rajun Gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Tomato Cornhole Posts: 2,550	Looks like a ghost pepper to me. __________________ Rob

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Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	I agree that it looks ghosty like a Red Bhutlah.

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DocBrock Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Southwest Florida Posts: 111	It tasted good. Just super hot. I'm gunna dry some and grind them up. Definitely not something I want to take another big bite of.

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Yep Ghost pepper it and habanero my favorite peppers. I ferment them and make one fantastic hot sauce out of them. When the ferment is done I add lime juice and sugar.