Fall Off the Bone Baby Back Ribs

INGREDIENTS

1/4 cup

sugar

2 tbsp

kosher salt

1 1/2 tsp

smoked Spanish paprika or Hungarian sweet paprika

3/4 tsp

ground cumin

1 tsp

whole celery seed

3/4 tsp

Barbecue of the Americas (a Penzey's spice mixture)

3/4 tsp

chili powder

1/4 tsp

freshly ground black pepper

racks baby back pork ribs, membranes removed from backs

2 cans

regular beer (I found some ale in the fridge which worked just fine)