Thanks for the great advice! Since I am new to the wsm (22.5 purchased in Jan 2010), it’s good to hear how others would tackle this cook.
Here is what I did; my wsm was up to about 275 around 9 am. I put the brisket on the top rack and let it go until around 1pm. Brisket was about 149 degrees. I put it in a foil pan and moped it, also I put the 3 baby backs on the bottom grate, not foiled and not in a rib rack. I read here that Harry Soo said the bottom rack was about 10 degrees hotter than the top rack so I took the wsm up to about 300 degrees. Around 2:30pm, I took the baby backs off and coated them with Parkey and Tiger Sauce, I foiled them tight and put them back on the bottom rack, I moped the brisket and foiled the top of the pan. Brisket was about 170 degrees. At 3:30pm, Brisket was 190 degrees and I took all of the meat off the wsm to let them rest for a 4pm dinner.
For years I have been BBQ’ing on my performer and even though I have been able to produce very good BBQ, the ease the wsm was able to hold the temp was truly a pleasure to cook on. I have been struggling since I bought the wsm, until I read here NOT to put water in the pan. Once I did this and just foiled the pan with an air space, everything just fell into place.
Steve