bitter

I cam across a bunch of plum and apple wood I plan on using as flavor chunks. It all has the bark still on it. I've heard that bark can make for bitter smoke? Should I remove the bark? I've seen a lot of stick burners who burn the bark and all...Any advise would be appreciated!

Sometimes my butts collect creosote, and it's not from using green wood. Saturday night, it was pouring rain and the air was 100% humid when I started the cook. The next morning there was dense fog and the air was still 100% humid. I noticed an off color in the smoke all night - almost...