Lurch,
To every question you have asked, I vote no.
lurch said:
The birth of this batch was 0ctober 18th making it almost 2 months old.
Having said that should I be concered it hasnt clarified much?
Should I use some sorbate first to stop fermentation?
Then after I add that shoud I then wait for a week or so to add bentonite?
Or shoud I go with sparkloid first?
Then do the bentonite?
I ask because of the tanins fromm the pears would need to need removed first?
I have never had a mead clear on its own in 2 months. I feel that I am rushing the process if it takes less than 4 months for me to go from pitch to bottle. I would either stir up the carboy or swirl the carboy around to mix up the must, then wait for another 6 to 8 weeks before I would think about a clarifier or bottling.
The most important thing so far is the Specific Gravity reading. What did your hydrometer measure when you racked the must into the carboy?
Also, What was the reading of your hydrometer when you pitched the yeast? (Or how much honey and what total volume of the must?)
What yeast did you use? The more you tell us the more we can chime in with our thoughts.
Thanks,
Liff