Memphis BBQ Sauce Recipe?

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I'm looking for a killer Memphis style bbq sauce recipe. Remember, there's heroes and there's legends. Heroes get remembered but legends never die. Share your best Brethren, and you'll never go wrong!
 
Neelys BBQ sauce

Ingredients

2 cups ketchup
1 cup water
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
5 tablespoons light brown sugar
5 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
1/2 tablespoon onion powder
1/2 tablespoon ground mustard



Directions
In a medium saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to simmer. Cook uncovered, stirring frequently, for 1 hour 15 minutes.
 
Yeah, looks like a good recipe.

When I was living in St Louis I'd occasionally go to Bandanas BBQ. They didn't have the best Q, but their "Memphis" style BBQ is still one of my all time favorite bottled BBQ sauces. I'd love to be able to replicate it. I've tried a few times (based on the ingredient list), but have never come real close.

It's a relatively thin, dark, smokey, spicey sauce that I'd call medium sweet.
 
2 cups top shelf ketchup
2/3 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoon FRESH lemon juice
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoon. ground black pepper
1 & 1/2 teaspoon mild hot sauce
1 & 1/2 teaspoon. onion powder
1 & 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dry mustard powder

simmer till it gets as thisck as you like it, around 45 mins to and hr
 
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