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Grange
03-03-2012, 09:43 AM
Last weekend I started a thread about my first attempt and spare ribs on my BGE. See the thread below if you're interested
http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=127078

I said the ribs tasted fine, but were tough. Well after reading the suggestion in the thread I decided to give it another go yesterday. This time instead of using whole spare ribs I decided to buy St. Louis Style spare ribs from the get go.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l265/Summit_02/2012-03-01195510.jpg

I rubbed them with the same rub I used for my first pork butt a few weeks ago. The rub is from Chris Lilly's recipe for pork butt. I then wrapped them and put in the refrigerator over night.
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l265/Summit_02/2012-03-01202623.jpg

The next day I heated my BGE to 225 and again used a combination of cherry and hickory wood. There was still some wood left over from my first attempt I didn't want to dig out the old pieces so I just added a couple more. I also didn't use a rib rack since I was only doing one rack.

The rack after an hour or so. I did spray with apple juice.
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l265/Summit_02/2012-03-02140831.jpg

After 2.5 hours. I again sprayed with apple juice after I took the picture.
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l265/Summit_02/2012-03-02152547.jpg

I pulled the ribs a few minutes later and wrapped them in foil with some brown sugar and apple juice. I put a hole in the first layer and had to double layer the rack with foil. I should have added more juice to compensate for what I lost, but I didn't.
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l265/Summit_02/2012-03-02154146.jpg

After close to two hours wrapped I pulled them.
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l265/Summit_02/2012-03-02173231.jpg

I again used Butcher BBQ sauce and put them back on the grill.
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l265/Summit_02/2012-03-02173520.jpg

This time I kept a much closer eye on the ribs and after 15-20 minutes I tried the bend test that I read on here. I also tried the toothpick test and it went in very easily.
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l265/Summit_02/2012-03-02175829.jpg

I let the ribs go for about another 10 minutes hoping the sauce would caramelize more before I pulled them for good. To me this was very critical, because I think this is the part where my first attempt went wrong. I left them on the smoker too long. I pulled the ribs and did the bend test and toothpick test again. All seemed OK.
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l265/Summit_02/2012-03-02175958.jpg

The finished product. I would have like a little more bone showing, but was maybe overly conscious about leaving the ribs on the smoker too long.
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l265/Summit_02/2012-03-02180030.jpg

I cut a couple ribs off the larger side to see the smoke ring. There was a smoke ring :-D.
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l265/Summit_02/2012-03-02180253.jpg

I tried the bite test that I've read about on here, where a properly done rib will pull away from the bone, but leave a bite mark. These ribs seemed to do that fairly well. They were a touch chewy, but really not bad at all.
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l265/Summit_02/2012-03-02180419.jpg

Finally onto the plate they went. I served them up with homemade baked bean and frozen corn.
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l265/Summit_02/2012-03-02180741.jpg

Overall I'm happy with my second attempt. There is room for improvement, but hell that's half the fun.

BBQ4FUN
03-03-2012, 09:46 AM
Looks good from here! I will also be doing some SL ribs and some beef ribs today.

NBBD
03-03-2012, 09:58 AM
Great Job!

Al Czervik
03-03-2012, 10:13 AM
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l265/Summit_02/2012-03-02180419.jpg

:clap2:

cameraman
03-03-2012, 10:29 AM
Who doesn't love an uplifting tale of redemption. Well done.

Gore
03-03-2012, 10:36 AM
Absolutely beautiful! :hungry:

daninnewjersey
03-03-2012, 10:45 AM
Good job. Welcome to the addiction......

Ron_L
03-03-2012, 10:51 AM
Nice looking ribs!

fingerlickin'
03-03-2012, 11:52 AM
I love it when a plan comes together! Especially one you can eat! :thumb:

Triple T BBQ
03-03-2012, 12:33 PM
Looks great! nice job. Nice bite through.

smokeylips
03-03-2012, 03:02 PM
Looks great! I bought some yesterday but I shoved them in the freezer. Smokin salmon today and a pork butt tomorrow.:becky:

bigabyte
03-03-2012, 03:17 PM
They look really damn good from here!:cool:

porkingINpublic
03-03-2012, 03:30 PM
look nice!

deepsouth
03-03-2012, 03:41 PM
great!