Wine is a much easier beverage to make than beer, so I'd recommend starting with wine-making. Most any fruit juice will make good wine (except citrus) simply by adding juice to a glass carboy, adding yeast, then sealing with a fermentation lock. Siphon into another carboy after the initial turbulent fermentation is over, seal with a lock, and let it work slowly for several months. Beer requires mashing grain, or if using malt extract, just boiling in a kettle for exact times, then proceeding as with wine. It's a more involved process; wine is easier for novices to learn the basics of fermentation. Get a good brewing book and go from there!
Wine is a much easier beverage to make than beer, so I'd recommend starting with wine-making. Most any fruit juice will make good wine (except citrus) simply by adding juice to a glass carboy, adding yeast, then sealing with a fermentation lock. Siphon into another carboy after the initial turbulent fermentation is over, seal with a lock, and let it work slowly for several months. Beer requires mashing grain, or if using malt extract, just boiling in a kettle for exact times, then proceeding as with wine. It's a more involved process; wine is easier for novices to learn the basics of fermentation. Get a good brewing book and go from there!