When I lived with my parents my dad and I used to do home brew stuff anything from Apple and Pear cider made from real fruit juice. Heavy beers, Light beers, Stout, Liquorice stout.. Wine.. A bash at Shots, WKD type stuff. Its fun to 'experiment' and make new flavors. Once did a vimto wine
too sweet but was ok, probably around 10%. 'Turbo' Ciders been around 12%
Completely Legal in the UK for personal consumption, need a licence to sell. And also a licence to distill for things like whisky, vodka etc..