Thanks for all the well-wishes. It really means a lot.
They don't have anywhere near your expertise, but they have a passion that is going to hopefully carry them far...and they're all great guys.
Expertise... Maybe not so much. I know brewing, but everything else is just getting made up as we go. I've been helping out as an ersatz consultant for a group of friends who just opened a nano (plug: Black Acre Brewing) without any brewing experience per se. Your friends will be shocked at just how much they pick up, and how quickly. If and when they get stuck, let them know they can drop me an email.
For example, the nav links on their website are misdirects.