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 Summary 

 We learned in the mishna (38.5): The kohen would ascend the kevesh and turn to his left. 

 Beraisa: The procedure was always to come up on the right side and continually turn to the right before finally coming down on the left side with three exceptions: Nisuch Hamayim, Nisuch Hayayin and Olas Ha’of when there were too many on the eastern side of the mizbeach. [An exception was made for Nisuch so that the wine wasn’t ruined by the smoke on the mizbeach. And for the Olas Ha’of for fear it wouldn’t survive the trip around the perimeter of the mizbeach]. 

 We learned in the mishna (38.5): Rabbi Yehuda: The basins were made of lime but blackened by the wine. 

 Question: Why was the water basin blackened by wine?

 Response: Since we learned in the mishna that the wine may occasionally be poured into the water basin.