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Message: [QUOTE="uconnbill, post: 4394688, member: 583"] Yes, you can make alcohol from raisins. The essential sugars from the grapes are still there in raisins, although some of them are lost in dehydration. To do it, boil the raisins with water for about 5-10 minutes to rehydrate and sterilize them. Use a blender to mix them up well, then use cheese cloth to filter out the pulp. You'll have to figure out you own raisin to water ratio. Best info I can find says about 2 pounds of raisins per 6 cups of water, but that's a guess, not a measurement. You probably want most of the water to be absorbed by the raisins, so go light and add more as needed. Then add your yeast. A wine yeast such as Ruby Ferm will probably produce about 6-7% alcohol from them. It's unlikely you'll get more than that from any dehydrated fruit like raisins. [/QUOTE]