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Belgian blond ale Duvel

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I brewed two batches of a Duvel clone, a recipe from the cloud site.
One had 1077 as OG, the other 1079.
I used Safale 256 on the first brew, and warmed it up to 23 degrees.
I used Mangrove Jack M31 on the second batch and warmed to 23 degrees too.
The first batch started and is happily bubbling away.
The second is not producing any gas/bubbles. I opened the jar and saw a lot of krausen.
That was approx 26 hours ago. The krausen has diminished a lot, but the wort still does not produce any gas.
I checked the cover and airlock, even replaced them. Still no bubbling.

How is it possible that there is krausen and no gas is produced ?
Both worts are fermenting in a conical Fastferment jar.
 
Most likely you have a leak in the seal of your fermentation vessel. The resulting gasses will get out. They don't always go out through the air lock.
 
Ideally, use gravity measurements to monitor fermentation. It's not unusual for krausen (yeast floccs containing trapped CO2) to hang around for a while after reaching FG. But, as already noted, at this stage, more likely a leaky FV.
 
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