Why is my sassafrass root bark tea always so bitter?
Sassafras tea will naturally taste a little bitter. When I was younger, a friend of mine used to bring us some sassafras root in order for us to make this tea. He always recommended never to make it too strong because of the affects of the bitterness on the stomach. Try using smaller doses of sassafras in your tea. It should be more on the pale shade of color rather than too dark. Here is how to make sassafras tea.

It is true that the original root beer was derived from the sassafras root, however the modern root beer does not contain any sassafras in it confection.