Some commentary along the imgur gallery: http://imgur.com/gallery/2NdIT/new
Here’s the money shot for posterity
Ribs were pretty damn delicious. Didn’t get really full rendering on the cartilage-end of the spares (the tough to eat bits)… but from what I’ve tasted at other spots, that never really cooks down all the way, and you just have to nibble around the impermeable fat bits.
However, just a simple rub (salt pepper very small amounts of cayenne paprika garlic onion mustard), smoke, wrap, little bit of liquid. Turned out pretty damn well, even despite the issues I had with fire management. Was worried a bit, have read that ribs are pretty unforgiving if your heat yoyos (which mine did from 250, to 290, backdown to 210, up to 270, then cooling quickly before i wrapped).
