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Thank you man for your efforts in replying. Much appreciated. Just wondering one thing: In general, on which stage do you add PMS to your wine? I mean, i understand that the pms kills all living forms including yeasts in the wine, which means when i add pms fermentation will be stopped, but...

As far as i understand from the answers given so far, there must be a sealing problem with my buckets which resulted the oxygen remaining (unfilled height was about 13cm as I tried show in the attached shot, now it makes me feel like as it was too much). I will try to use carboy for the next time.

Actually, i do not use carboy for the fermentation, instead using this PPP bucket >> Bucket As i understood after i unbottle the wine i have to add K-meta and keep it in that bucket under the air lock...Correct? Do you think that a week is enough to keep it as it is? How long do i have to wait...

They are all bottled right now. Actually, not thinking to step into what has been done already, but trying to learn either I am doing something wrong, or not, to prevent having the same issue for the next time. If I have a sealing issue, then I should change the buckets that I have.

Thank you for your response. I will definetly review your guide that you have mentioned. Since the CO2 releasing ended in my process, I just did not want to wait further for bottling, thinking that i might face to any spoilage as I did not use any preservative additive. I tried to remove all...

Well, I was using this PPP bucket which is made specifically for fermantation. Would you think that it may not seal perfectly? Besides, since the air lock was working, can we still talk about an air leakage?

Hi Jim, My bucket was under air lock during 3 weeks of fermantation. I waited till the co2 releasing end. This was my first trial of making wine at home and was thinking to make it as natural as I can, so i did not use any additive including Meta K. Actually, this was a week ago and i removed...

Hi everyone! This is my first post here. And i am looking for an answer about the issue that i had during my first homemade wine making. Could anyone give an idea of what might be the reason of these ruins on the wine surface? Here are some details about my process: - I used syrah grapes...