<sigh> USED to... But since moving to Japan, I haven't been able to. The laws governing homebrewing (and wine making) are SO strict and convoluted here in Japan that it may as well be outright illegal. In fact, if you ask ANYONE, including public officials, they will tell you that it's illegal, even though that's technically false. It's just that no one has the stomach to wade through all the crap bureaucracy and paperwork that governs it, so it's much easier to just issue a blanket "no"...

Back in Canada I used to do it quite often.... Sometimes the results were palatable, and other times, well -- let's just say I did a lot of cooking with beer.

I also used to make wine, and once I made mead. I always enjoyed making custom labels for my products -- that was probably the best part.