We could have a few threads that would act as a kind of guide (starting recipes, equipment, ingredient suppliers, whathaveyou) and these could be added in the sidebar I guess.
I can write up an introduction to brewing beer, sticky it in the community and add it to the sidebar.
My experience is zero with cider and wine. Limited with mead - never did a 'clean one', usually had some sort of fruit juices in it. Anyone want to do a writeup on these and I'll sticky and sidebar them?