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Triacontanol is a long chain (30 carbons i believe) alcohol. Its used to build cuticle wax in plants, and as a hormone (a fatty acyl alcohol ester is a wax).
If there is enough of it--it should form micelles in water and thus be soluble to some degree. So yes--gently heating should work. The answer is no you do not need bacteria in there to get the benefit--steeping in water like a real "tea" should work just fine if all you're looking for is the nutrient content you'd be getting (which is very very miniscule) or for the hormone/antioxidant/etc. content.
Again tho I gotta point out that this stuff might be more trouble than it's worth if we either use too much--or too late into flower. Can definitely be negatively affecting growth.
If there is enough of it--it should form micelles in water and thus be soluble to some degree. So yes--gently heating should work. The answer is no you do not need bacteria in there to get the benefit--steeping in water like a real "tea" should work just fine if all you're looking for is the nutrient content you'd be getting (which is very very miniscule) or for the hormone/antioxidant/etc. content.
Again tho I gotta point out that this stuff might be more trouble than it's worth if we either use too much--or too late into flower. Can definitely be negatively affecting growth.