In brewing, a carboy or demijohn is a glass or plastic vessel used in fermenting beverages such as wine, mead, cider, perry, and beer. Usually it is fitted with a rubber stopper and a fermentation lock to prevent bacteria and oxygen from entering during the fermentation process.
1 Alaskan musher Lance Mackey sets Iditarod record for most wins in a row. 2  Mackey, a throat cancer survivor, completes 1,049-mile race in just under nine days. 3  Mackey's father, 1978 Iditarod winner, says son likes to get the best out of his dogs.
Finish line. Veteran Alaska musher Dallas Seavey drives his dog team to a second consecutive victory of the Iditarod Sled Dog race at 4:13 a.m. in Nome, Alaska March 18. Seavey arrived at the Nome finish line of the 1,000-mile sled dog race after 8 days, 18 hours and 13 minutes on the trail.