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Spirits 'Processing Blend' Recipe Type Documentation

Distillery setup for the Processing Blend recipe type in Encompass for barrel dumping, maceration, blending and bottle proofing, and how proof gallon gains or losses map to the TTB DRO. Requires v24.01+.

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Written by Bailey Naas-Thornton

Minimum Version Required: 24.01

Pre-Conditions

The 'Processing Blend' Recipe Type should be used by spirit producers when the spirit is processed in preparation of packaging. This includes these common spirit production processes:

  1. Barrel Dumping - completing the barrel aging process by dumping barrels
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  2. Spirit Maceration - the infusion of non-spirit ingredients to add flavor to the original spirit, resulting in the transformation to a new spirit type
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  3. Spirits Blending - the blending of spirit ingredients together, which may result in a transformation to a new spirit type
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  4. Bottle Proofing - diluting the processed spirit down to the target bottle proof

Steps

Click here for comprehensive documentation including examples showing how proof gallons from 'Processing Blend' Recipes/Production Orders maps to the TTB DRO.
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Setup & Configuration:
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  • ‘Processing Blend’ Recipes require the use of Production Stage Types with Stage Class = Spirits. Stage Class = Spirits enforces the collection of proof data when processing the PdO. The ‘Stage Type’ dropdown in Recipe Management will be auto-filtered down to only those Production Stage Types with Stage Class = Spirits.
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  • ‘Processing Blend’ Recipes are typically going to be multistage recipes.
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  • Every Recipe Stage in a ‘Processing Blend’ Recipe should have an Inventory Adjustment Customer set on the Recipe Stage.
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    -The Inventory Adjustment Customer is used to record proof gallon gains or losses during the spirit processing activity.
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    -The Inventory Adjustment Customer used must either use TTB Tax Code = DRO Storage Loss/Gain OR DRO Processing Loss/Gain. Which one to use will depend on the processing activity taking place.

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