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Can dried chilies be re-hydrated in vinegar instead of water?

These were labeled as Finger Peppers in the Safeway, but they look more like Fresnos to me. I also found discrepancies in the Scoville rating for Fingers on line, so if they are Fingers, how hot are they? These are about 3" long.

My second attempt at hot sauce and I am very pleased, thanks to a lot of good advice from you guys on THP. Red Habaneros, mangos, garlic, carrots, white vinegar, cumin, dark brown sugar, salt and cardamon. I made a mash with the habs and let them sit in the vinegar for a week. I used frozen...

I've made a couple of batches of hot sauce that turned out well, but I kept it simple to start. Chilis, salt and vinegar. Now I'm ready to go a little farther. I have some nice red habanero ready to go. If I use some fruit, is canned OK or does it have to be fresh (peaches, mango, papaya). For a...

How do frozen peppers do in making hot sauce, both fermented and not? What about smoked or roasted peppers? 

Originally from Louisiana but exiled in Maryland.  Looking forward to learning more about my new interest.