# Contributing ## User Ingredients and Brands **First off, Thank you for your interest in contributing to our catalog.**\ \ Please only add brands that specifically make brewery products. Brands are subject to approval and may not show up on the site without being approved first. Approval or renaming will happen within 2 business days but normally within minutes.\ Please use the common brand business name when contributing. Do not use profane words or others which violate our [terms of service](http://localhost/terms).\ \ In order to use user contributed ingredients you need to enable this in [general settings](http://localhost/homebrew/profile/general_settings). You can turn off brands you don't want to see in the [brand settings](https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/profile/brand_settings). ### From Recipe Builder You can add brands and ingredients to our catalog from custom fermentables. ### From My Inventory You can add brands and ingredients to our catalog from your inventory. ### From My Shopping List You can add brands and ingredients to our catalog from your shopping list. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.brewersfriend.com/contributing.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.