I love the "this vs. that" sticky, wanted to ask another one... I just finished my second brew (first was 4 years ago), and this time around I made sure to scrounge up some good equipment and do it right. I saw mention of blowoff tubes on these forums, so I picked one up at the LHBS for my 5 gallon carboy. I figured, hey, fewer parts, easier to clean, right? Got it set up in the fermenting bathroom, and it's bubbling away happily less than 24 hours in.
But then I thought, wait, if this blowoff tube thing is so much easier than airlocks, why do airlocks exist? Did I make a big mistake? Is my beer going to be... ruined?
But then I thought, wait, if this blowoff tube thing is so much easier than airlocks, why do airlocks exist? Did I make a big mistake? Is my beer going to be... ruined?