Hop Hunting

Hop Hunting
Start	Chen Stormstout [55.9, 49.5]
End	Automatic
Level	15-35
Category	Valley of the Four Winds
Experience	129000
Rewards	10 20
Previous	[15-35] Chen's Resolution
Next	[15-35] Stormstout's Hops

Hop Hunting
Level: 15-35
Chen Stormstout ^{[55.9, 49.5]}
Automatic
XP: 129000
Rewards:
10 20

Objectives

Ask Gardener Fran, Gai Lan, and Den Mudclaw for hops.

• Speak with Gardener Fran ^{[48.3, 33.5]}
• Speak with Gai Lan ^{[38.6, 51.7]}
• Speak with Den Mudclaw ^{[44.3, 34.2]}

Description

With Li Li fetching grain, and Mudmug handling our water, all we need is hops, and some good wood barrels. I'll handle the barrels... but I need you to gather the hops.

I don't know much about the hops from this land, but I'm sure the nearby farmers have something worth brewing with. Go see what you can rustle up.

Rewards

You will receive: 10 20

Completion

After talking with the farmers, it seems like they all will be willing to part with some hops... provided that you help them out some way in return.

Gains

• 129000 XP

Notes

Pick up  [15-35] Li Li and the Grain and  [15-35] Doesn't Hold Water before heading out.

Head north out of Halfhill up the path to run across Mudmug. Turn in and pick up  [15-35] The Great Water Hunt from him. Do his quest, pick up the followup,  [15-35] Barreling Along, then keep heading north to the Heartland to find Gardener Fran. She offers a quest, but first speak to her:

May the road rise to meet you, traveler.

What brings you here?

 I'm helping a friend brew some beer, and we need hops. Do you have any to spare?

Gardener Fran says: Nothing is free, <race>. You want hops, you need to work.

So pick up and complete  [15-35] Gardener Fran and the Watering Can from her. Complete her quest, then keep heading west along the path to find Den Mudclaw and Mung-Mung. Speak with Den first:

Virmen! Gah! Their numbers are endless!

 Do you have any hops you can spare?

Den Mudclaw says: You'll have to ask Mung-Mung about that. He maintains our foodstores.

Pick up and complete Mung-Mung's quest,  [15-35] Enough is Ookin' Enough:

Mung-Mung says: You say you want hops? No problem. You kill virmen for me. Mung-Mung send some hops to Halfhill for you.

Keep heading to the southwest in the Heartland to find Gai Lan. Speak to him:

I'm keeping my fields fallow this season. A wise farmer knows when the land needs to rest.

 Can I buy some hops from you?

Gai Lan says: Would that I could, <class>, but I have a bit of a weed problem. Say... you wouldn't be willing to help out, would you?

Pick up and complete his quest,  [15-35] Weed War.

This quest completes automatically after talking to the third farmer.

• 
  Gardener Fran
• 
  Den Mudclaw
• 
  Gai Lan

Progression

1.  [15-35] Chen's Resolution
2. Complete all of:
   • Hops
   1.  [15-35] Hop Hunting
   2.  [15-35] Gardener Fran and the Watering Can &  [15-35] Enough is Ookin' Enough &  [15-35] Weed War
      •  [15-35] The Farmer's Daughter &  [15-35] Seeing Orange (both optional)
   3.  [15-35] Stormstout's Hops
   • Grain
   1.  [15-35] Li Li and the Grain
   2.  [15-35] Taste Test &  [15-35] Out of Sprite &  [15-35] Wee Little Shenanigans
   3.  [15-35] The Quest for Better Barley
      •  [15-35] Grain Recovery (optional)
   4.  [15-35] The Chen Taste Test
   • Water
   1.  [15-35] Doesn't Hold Water
   2.  [15-35] The Great Water Hunt
   3.  [15-35] Barreling Along
3.  [15-35] The Emperor

Patch changes

• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Added.
  

External links

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