Thanks for the kind words everyone!
Those sure do look good!! I just can't get beef ribs tender..did the water pan make a difference in your set-up??
Yes, if it's not a humid day, then the water pan helps keep humidity up no matter whether I'm cooking on my pellet grills or one of my charcoal/stick burners. I'm a huge believer in water pans!
Now, we cooked 3 racks of beef ribs today (Memorial Day) and the humidity was so high I didn't need a water pan.
Beef ribs also really benefit from some foil time at around 300° - 325° for a good hour or so. Getting the fat rendered out of beef ribs AND taking the time to get that membrane off the back helps (if you think it's tough getting it off pork ribs...).