Making Madder Lake - Part 3

It has been three days since the alum was added, and the frothing has died down. The next step is to pour the liquid into a larger bucket and to fill the remainder of the larger bucket with cold water:

Now, this mixture will sit for 36 hours to allow the sediment to settle to the bottom of the bucket. Then, I will begin the process of siphoning water from the bucket until it comes out clear, which will be covered in my next post.

For those who are bored by all of this technical detail, hang tight -- we will be back to the violin soon.