Too much head; reduce?

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chezhed

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I did this rye ale and it tastes great but I can't seem to get it to pour without all head. I've never had this happen....
I kegged it 5 weeks ago at 70F and 30 psi. It's been sitting that way ever since until I put it in the kegerator. Other beers in there are pouring fine so it's not the CO2 now.
Any ideas how to reduce the head?

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.25 gal
Boil Size: 6.77 gal
Estimated OG: 1.077 SG
Estimated Color: 15.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 81.9 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
8 lbs 7.2 oz Malteruop 2 Row Barley (1.8 SRM) Grain 54.66 %
2 lbs 8.0 oz Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 16.17 %
1 lbs 6.1 oz Munich Malt Type I (6.0 SRM) Grain 8.93 %
1 lbs 4.0 oz Rye, Flaked (2.0 SRM) Grain 8.09 %
1 lbs Carafoam (2.0 SRM) Grain 6.47 %
10.1 oz Wheat Malt, Pale (2.0 SRM) Grain 4.08 %
4.0 oz Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 1.62 %
21.26 gm Amarillo Pellet [8.00 %] (Dry Hop 7 days)Hops -
28.35 gm Simcoe Leaf [14.40 %] (90 min) Hops 45.3 IBU
42.52 gm Centennial Whole [10.10 %] (30 min) Hops 30.8 IBU
49.61 gm Centennial Whole [10.10 %] (3 min) Hops 5.8 IBU
28.35 gm Cascade Pellet [6.00 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
0.50 gm Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash 75.0 min) Misc
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1.80 gm Calcium Chloride (Mash 75.0 min) Misc
2.80 gm Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 75.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Northwest Ale (Wyeast Labs #1332) Yeast-Ale
 
Thanks...wasn't aware of that. I've done nothing but barley ales for years and this is my first rye. For now, I'll go lengthen the line as I've got tubing on hand. And then I will order some of those for the next batch, cuz I like this stuff :)
 
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