Ferric nitrate help

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Hey gang, I've been using the same bottle of ferric nitrate for over a year, and I don't remember the ratio to mix either alcohol or water with the crystals.
Any help???

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

Dane, I mix mine with water, and make it an agitated super saturated solution.  It looks like dark tea.

[Karl Kunkel]

I mixed mine 1:5 ratio using distilled water. Like Taylor said mine looks like tea.  Depending on the wood, it produces a chocolate brown with some red highlights.

[Larry Luck]

Agree.  1:5 crystals to water.

Larry Luck

[Gene Carrell]

I mix mine with alcohol to a saturated solution. Works fine.

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Thanks guys!

That sounds about right. I'm kinda remembering that I just filled the jar, with a little space for agitation.
I think that's pretty close to 1:5 by volume. I've done well using water in the past. I want it to penetrate as much as possible before it dries.
Thanks for the refresher!