chaseconroe
Bluelighter
I never use this stuff so bare with me, when I add citric acid to base does all the powder dissovle? Also how much citric should I add per shot?
Chaseconroe, it does need heating. As little as possible, but it will need it. You also need to use citric acid or vitamin c powder to help dissolve the H. It won't break down in plain water, hot or cold. Add a very small sprinkling of ( I'll assume ) citric, add water, heat very gently. Start low with the citric to avoid the shot becoming too acidic, less than you think it will need. Small sprinkling anyways, you can always add more. Do not boil, just heat till the edges of the solution begin to very gently bubble then stop immediately. Stir. If you're there it will come clear ( it will start sorta murky / cloudy with the powder in suspension, not solution ). If it's not there add a very few more grains of citric, reheat gently and stir again, and so on until solution comes clear ( or clearer, depending on cuts ). Hopefully it will look quite bright as solution, though could be any colour from piss yellow to reddish or dark, dark brown. You may still end up with some residue in the spoon. Don't try and force that to dissolve, it's likely cuts that won't go into solution anyways but be guided by the look of the solution, not what's left in your spooon.
Citric acid can readily be found in many grocery stores, home-brewing shops, health food stores, speciality stores, etc as it is used in a number of things such as canning fruits, making candy, and home brewing. Citric acid is often sold in grocery stores as "sour salt". Just make sure it is the food grade citric acid and not the kind meant for non-edible uses like dying fabric or cleaning.
Packets of pure ascorbic acid crystals would also work, you might be able to get it in some drug stores or vitamin shops, even capsules would probably do in a pinch, but make sure they ONLY contain ascorbic acid.