Are they any changes to the brewing process that will occur as a result of using a blow-off tube VS an airlock? I am currently brewing an chocolate oatmeal milk stout in a bucket. A good friend of mine brewed the same recipe recently and he came home to a huge mess. To avoid this I used a blow off tube. When I woke up the morning after I brewed I was getting a lot of bubbles. (I know bubbles ot the lack thereof are not idicative of the fermentation process failing/succeeding in anyway) That night when I got home from work,there was no activity whatsoever. I held a light up to my bucket and I could see Krausen in the bucket. It was about 4 inches above the brew, so obviously fermentation was occurring. I was just curious if there was anything I/We (Newbs) should or shouldn't expect when using a blow-off tube. I personally used dry yeast for the first time with this recipe, so that could also add to my situation. Any help is greatly appreciated.