An ingredient preparation and batching system may include a first hydrated ingredient pre-mix station including a first holding tank configured to store a first hydrated ingredient consisting of water and one or more non-time constrained ingredients. The ingredient preparation and batching system may include a dry ingredient pre-mix station including a first hopper configured to store a first ingredient in dry form, a second hopper configured to store a second ingredient in dry form, and a mixer fluidly coupled to the first hopper and the second hopper. The mixer is configured to receive and mix the first ingredient and the second ingredient to form an ingredient mix. The ingredient preparation and batching system may include a batch tank fluidly coupled to the first holding tank and the mixer.