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Commercial Gummy Formulation Masterclass

Commercial-scale gummy manufacturing, taught the way a working formulator actually does it — by a manufacturer who has run a hemp gummy line for a decade, not a marketer who read about one.

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Bad batches are expensive. The chemistry isn't optional.

A single failed commercial batch can cost $10k–$25k in ingredients, actives, labor, and lost shelf time — and most failures trace back to a handful of chemistry mistakes that are completely diagnosable once you know what to look for. This class exists so you learn them in a classroom instead of on your production floor.

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The curriculum: 8 modules, zero fluff

Everything below is the working knowledge of a commercial line — the decisions you make at the kettle, not textbook theory.

Gelling systems: gelatin vs. pectin vs. agar

When each system wins, when each one betrays you, and the conversion traps that ruin batches when brands switch systems without re-engineering the process.

The chemistry that ruins batches

Maillard browning, overcooking and graining, weeping and syneresis, bloom failures — learn to diagnose each one by its symptom, the way a line operator does.

Cook control: refractometer discipline

Why a thermometer lies to you at the kettle and Brix doesn't. How working formulators control the cook by solids, not temperature — the single habit that saves the most batches.

Dose math, potency & homogeneity

Batch dosing frameworks, overage strategy, keeping potency uniform from the first gummy to the last, and how to actually read a certificate of analysis.

Actives handling

Heat-sensitive ingredients degrade when you treat them like sugar. When to add each class of active, how, and at what point in the process — so what's on the label is in the gummy.

pH, buffers & set control

The acid-timing and buffer decisions that separate a clean, repeatable set from pre-gelation in the kettle or a tray of soup that never sets.

Scale-up: pilot to production

Moving from kitchen batches to commercial volume — equipment choices, working with tolling partners, packaging, shelf-life planning, and a compliant labeling workflow.

The business layer

Costing a batch honestly, pricing for wholesale, and building the process discipline that keeps a failed-batch write-off from ever hitting your books.

Who this is for

If you make gummies for money — or you're about to — this was built for you.

Startup brands

You're launching a gummy line and can't afford to learn formulation by burning batches. Get the operating knowledge before your first production run.

Kitchen → commercial

Your small-batch recipe works — until you scale it. Learn why processes that work at the stovetop fail at the kettle, and how to re-engineer them.

White-label buyers

You buy manufactured gummies and want to understand what you're paying for — so you can audit your manufacturer, read a COA, and spec products with confidence.

The founding-member offer

The course is in production now. Waitlist members get first access and the founding price when it launches.

  • $299 founding-member price at launch — list price will be $499
  • First access before public enrollment opens
  • A voice in what gets covered — founding members shape the deep-dive topics
  • Joining the waitlist is free and asks nothing but your email
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No payment is collected today. Founding pricing is honored for everyone on the waitlist when enrollment opens.

Questions, answered straight

If yours isn't here, it probably belongs in the course — join the waitlist and tell us.

When does the course launch?
It's in production now. Waitlist members will be the first to know the launch date and the first to get access — before public enrollment opens. We're not announcing a date until we can hit it.
What does joining the waitlist commit me to?
Nothing. It's free, no payment details are collected, and you can ignore the launch email if the timing is wrong. Joining locks in the $299 founding-member price if you do enroll (list price will be $499).
Who is teaching this?
Steve Schultheis — a working manufacturer who has formulated and produced commercial hemp gummies for a decade, including early CBG formulation work. This is taught from the production floor, not from a slide deck.
Do I need a commercial kitchen to take it?
No. The course covers the full path from small-batch development to commercial production, so it's useful whether you're formulating at home today or already running a line. The scale-up module is specifically about crossing that gap.
Will I get ready-made recipes?
No — and that's deliberate. Copying someone else's recipe is exactly how conversion traps eat batches. The course teaches the formulation method: how gelling systems, cook control, pH, and actives handling actually work, so you can build and troubleshoot your own formulas with confidence.
My batch is failing right now — should I wait for the course?
Don't wait. Fix My Gummy at rescue.bulkcbdgummies.com is our rapid batch-rescue service — describe your symptoms and process and get a diagnosis now. The class is for building the knowledge; the rescue service is for the fire in front of you.
Does the course cover compliance and labeling?
The scale-up module covers a compliant labeling workflow and how to keep your label claims matched to what's actually in the gummy. For jurisdiction-specific regulatory data, we point students to HempData, our verified regulatory data platform — the course teaches process, not legal advice.

About your instructor

Steve Schultheis

Steve has run a commercial hemp gummy line for ten years and was one of the early CBG formulators in the industry. He's cooked, ruined, diagnosed, and rescued more commercial batches than he can count — and built the process discipline that keeps a line profitable.

He's the founder of Steve's Goods and of HempData, the verified hemp regulatory data platform. This masterclass is the manufacturing knowledge, taught directly — by a manufacturer, not a marketer.

Join the founding-member waitlist

Free to join. First access at launch, $299 founding price locked in (list $499).