Need some advice...brisket and ribs

[John Neuser]

My setup: I've got a 22 inch WSM with a DigiQ DX3. I've done any number of racks of ribs and briskets over the years but never at the same time. For Fathers Day I'd like to smoke about four racks of ribs and a full brisket for lunch perhaps 2 PM. I have no idea where to begin or how to proceed. Thinking: brisket on first on the top rack started the night before. In the morning, move brisket to bottom rack to finish and smoke ribs on top rack. I would put the brisket in a cooler to hold. Any thoughts, comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading and happy Father's Day to all the dads.

 

[John K BBQ]

I would definitely start the brisket the night before (early evening, around 7 pm, and let it run at 225/250 all night take it off and wrap around 6 AM the next morning and finish in the oven or on a gas grill. Then re-establish the coal bed and get the ribs on no later than 7 AM for spares, you could probably hold off until 8 or 9 AM if you're doing baby backs. I see a lot of room for error with trying to finish the brisket on the WSM with the ribs going at the same time.

 

[ChuckH]

What John said. Finish the brisket in your stove after wrapping. Will free up a lot of room and make handling your ribs so much easier.