This is what I found with my initial experiments where I used the stain without top coat added or any sort of sealer. I just waited 72 hrs. There was some lift, but if I used small amounts of the Aqua Coat at a time I was able to work it back in and avoid much change in the color.
I am curious to see if the lift is significantly different with the 10% top coat added to the stain. I didn't A/B test, but application seemed about the same. There may have been a difference in the viscosity of the stain, but at most it was small.
Also curious to see if there is a noticeable difference in the color or lift adding the shellac. Just did the "drop" test, and it seems that I have enough 1lb shellac for the test. Will go back over the notes that I think I took from one of your posts on how to apply it ;-)
...And I'll report back.