Was it because I squeezed the bag?

[JamesM]

I just tasted my wort, a pretty standard wheat which I'll add raspberry to and it's very bitter and tannin, like sucking on a tea bag. I strained the hops out in a nylon bag and I admit, I squeezed the bag. I tasted the portion that I used to take the gravity, in the cylinder I noticed a lot of sediment that looked like hops particles. Is this what made the horrible taste? It will settle out right?

 

[Clonefarmer]

It'll change considerably during fermentation. Tannins tend to be a result of using hot sparge water or over sparging.

 

[Soc]

Even though you squeezed the bag I don't think it will end up making THAT much of a difference. Just give it a few weeks, it will more than likely mellow out. What part of your boil did you add the hops and at what point did you squeeze the bag?

 

[schweaty]

I always find my wort to be an unplesant bitter compared to the final product. It will mellow out and the fruit will cover up alot. RDWHAHB. All is well!

 

[wilserbrewer]

Tasting wort and tasting the finished product is a different day...patience my friend.

 

[Mike35673]

Yep. I made a dunkelweizen and after 4 days in the bottle, I wanted to try one...Was really bitter.
I cracked one last night, and it was MUCH better...Still a little bitter, it needs some more conditioning time, but I could taste the potential!

 

[Austinhomebrew]

You get tannins from squeezing the GRAIN bag not the hop bag. It just needs time to taste right. Unless you squeezed the grain bag as well.

Forrest