Brew without sanitation

[wilserbrewer]

If you only use one vessel for the entire process then you could probably slack on sanitation. I do this so I only really need to sanitize what doesn't get boiled. Mash, boil, and ferment in same pot. Easy.

I've done this for several years now and I love how easy it is, I'm surprised it is not more popular considering lots of folks drain the entire kettle to the fermenter with no regrets.

Imo for primary fermentation an air lock is a little silly, and has led to many minor wort explosions, simply lidding and then sealing the kettle with a sheet of plastic is adequate for active fermentation imo, then transfer to a keg with less headspace once fermentation is complete.

Actually more and more are doing this lately, except they have a fancy name and price tag for it, BIAC, or brew in a conical.