help with BB ribs!


 
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I want to smoke some BB ribs on my Genesis and was wondering if I could get some help from you guys on the process I should follow... I'm thinking about smoking 2 ribs indirect for about 2 to 3 hours per pound at 225* and using smoke for the first couple hours of the cook and spraying the ribs with apple juice every hour. I would also keep a water pan under the grate below the ribs. My problem? I have no idea if this is a good method or not. haha. Any advice would be greatly appreciated and thanks in advance!
 
I might be able to help a little..I used to smoke ribs on my Spirit 210...it's not the easiest but it does work. I wouldn't worry about a water pan at all, you can skip that part IMO. Do you have a smoker box? Get the smoke going and smoke at 225-250 for 2 hours, then I usually would foil the ribs on the third hour at the same temp. Unfoil them after an hour and make sure the meat is pulling away from the bones about 1/4 of an inch and they will be ready. (then brush with BBQ sauce if you want) and turn on your other burners on medium and sear the ribs so they tighten up and you get a nice carmalization on the ribs, careful not to burn them. They should be good to go. Should take about 3 1/2 - 4 hours or so? Other people might tell you different but this is how I used to do them on mine...good luck!
 
Oh okay so only 4 hours total for 2 racks of ribs? I have a smoke box so im covered there, I have read a lot about people covering them in foil for part of the cooking time so I think I will try that. You only use smoke for the first 2 hours then?
 
It only used to take me around 3 hours on my spirit running it more or less at 250 as long as I foiled for an hour. It might take a little longer on your Genesis because there is more surface area, But I would think around 3 1/2 to 4 hours. Make sure after the hour of foiling the meat has pulled away about 1/4 inch from the edges..if it hasn't you will need a little longer, I would just leave it in the foil and check every 20 minutes or so. Just write down a log so you remember what you did and how long it took and at what temp and stuff so you can nail it down better each time. (oh forgot to add, that 2 hours of smoke will be plenty, as I understand it meat stops absorbing smoke when it hits 140 degrees and BB ribs aren't that thick)
 
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content"> meat stops absorbing smoke when it hits 140 degrees </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Smoke ring stops forming at 140 but smoke flavor can still be absorbed.
 
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Russell Y:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content"> meat stops absorbing smoke when it hits 140 degrees </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Smoke ring stops forming at 140 but smoke flavor can still be absorbed. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

got it, thanks!
 
Before I got my WSM I did a lot of BB's on a Genesis. I used low and slow with the front burner ( master burner) and had the racks to the rear. I used my Maverick probe set by the ribs to keep the grate temp at about 225. Depending on air temp I would have to sometimes keep the lid propped open a bit to maintain temperature. The BB's always came out great. I love the creativity we must sometimes use to make it all come out right.
 
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