If he really wants to make beer, I'm not sure the kits are the way to go. Friends of mine have used them and they're only good for a couple of (US) gallons then you have to buy another kit.

My advice is buy him books such as the titles authored by Michael Jackson—the real Michael Jackson, not the weird pop star—and let him choose the containers and gagets he want to use. That will set him up to make useful quantities of good beer and open many more possibilities as to types and qualities of beer. You might also get him a subscription to a periodical called Zymurgy.

When he has a good batch ready, please give me a call.

      - Mark

NB: Start drinking Grolsch at home for a while—get the bottles with the permanent porcelan stoppers—and save enough bottles to hold at least the last full batch and the new batch he's making, probably 10 to 15 gallons worth all told. You can buy new rubber gaskets for them and their much less hassle than applying bottle caps.