diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index 35b5d565ff..aef4a16498 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -1908,6 +1908,27 @@ class Formula
     hsh
   end
 
+  # @api private
+  # Generate a hash to be used to install a formula from a JSON file
+  def to_bottle_hash(top_level: true)
+    bottle = bottle_hash
+
+    bottles = bottle["files"].map do |tag, file|
+      info = {
+        "url"    => file["url"],
+        "sha256" => file["sha256"],
+      }
+      [tag.to_s, info]
+    end.to_h
+
+    return bottles unless top_level
+
+    {
+      "bottles"      => bottles,
+      "dependencies" => deps.map { |dep| dep.to_formula.to_bottle_hash(top_level: false) },
+    }
+  end
+
   # Returns the bottle information for a formula
   def bottle_hash
     bottle_spec = stable.bottle_specification
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/formula_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/formula_spec.rb
index 2f13cd771e..fa39085558 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/formula_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/formula_spec.rb
@@ -871,6 +871,25 @@ describe Formula do
     expect(h["versions"]["bottle"]).to be_truthy
   end
 
+  specify "#to_bottle_hash" do
+    f1 = formula "foo" do
+      url "foo-1.0"
+
+      bottle do
+        sha256 cellar: :any, Utils::Bottles.tag.to_sym => TEST_SHA256
+        sha256 cellar: :any, foo:                         TEST_SHA256
+      end
+    end
+
+    h = f1.to_bottle_hash
+
+    expect(h).to be_a(Hash)
+    expect(h["bottles"].keys).to eq [Utils::Bottles.tag.to_s, "x86_64_foo"]
+    expect(h["bottles"][Utils::Bottles.tag.to_s].keys).to eq ["url", "sha256"]
+    expect(h["bottles"][Utils::Bottles.tag.to_s]["sha256"]).to eq TEST_SHA256
+    expect(h["dependencies"]).to eq []
+  end
+
   describe "#eligible_kegs_for_cleanup" do
     it "returns Kegs eligible for cleanup" do
       f1 = Class.new(Testball) do