Ethanol grenades

Ethanol grenades were handheld explosives that used concentrated ethanol as an explosive charge. Explosives that used ethanol were common on worlds where gunpowder and liquid ammunition were scarce or not present. While ethanol grenades were phased out of mainstream use by Republic forces as early as 1,200 BBY, they remained popular among mercenaries and backwater militaries. Some soldiers were known to extract the ethanol from their grenades and mix it into their drink rations.

Gunpowder-based explosives quickly replaced ethanol explosives as the latter generated a much less forceful explosion upon detonation.