Yup! We've got bubbles! The airlock is throwing out a bubble every 3-5 seconds, which tells me that some type of fermentation is taking place. It is not as vigorous as I would like, but I assume that is because there is only a gallon in the bucket.
I should probably mention a few things in the interest of clarity. First, I am brewing other batches with a friend at the same time this experiment is taking place. We do 5 gallon batches about once per month. Our third batch (a German spice ale) is currently in the fermenter. I am doing this myself only because he is more inclined to try different malts and yeasts, as beers with those flavors at the forefront (as opposed to hops) are his favorite. I'm a hop guy. I mention this because I may refer to the brews we make or the ingredients we use from time to time.
Also, in my last post, I included alpha acid units (AAUs) in the recipe description. I know these numbers apply differently when brewing a 5 gallon batch (as far as I know), but I wanted to have some record of the alpha acid content of the hops I'm using so I could continue this experiment over several harvests and not have this variable effect the experiment.
Later.
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