I’ve been using vinagroon for MANY years since I read a post by Chuck on this site.
I switched to white vinegar a ways back as the smell was much less.
I typically mix up about a half a box of baking soda in a couple quarts of warm water until the water is clear. When the leather is as black as possible (usually only a couple minutes after I paint a liberal coat on with a foam brush), I submerge the peice in the baking soda mix until the bubbles stop coming out. Then I rinse under warm water, roll the piece in a towel to get excess water out and, as it drys a bit, mold into shape.
When dry, I oil a few times lightly and sew up.
By painting on the vinagroon versus submerging, I feel like the submerge in the baking soda mixture goes deeper into the leather to better neutralize the “surface” vinagroon.
...but I’ve been wrong before.