Orange zest & Lavender?

[siet6773]

My batch coming up in the second stage of fermentation i would like to put in some orange peel(zest), and lavender. Does the orange zest need to be dried? same with the lavender. If so where can i get it from?

 

[scinerd3000]

careful with the lavender- too much and its going to taste a lot like perfume and slightly soapy.
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