re: First time smoking St. Louis style Ribs

I wouldn't worry too much about the 225 thing. I do ribs all the time on my Weber and i routinely get it to 300 with no problems at all. The bend test is when they are done. Take a pair of tongs and grab them half way down the rack and pick them up. When they bend almost in half without breaking they are done. If they break, they are over done and if they don't bend enough they aren't done yet.