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.
Ed Stielstra and a couple of friends will hit the road in late February, driving from McMillan in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to Alaska. With them for the 2,000-mile trip will be 18 dogs, Stielstra's team for the 2011 Iditarod, the two-week, 1,000-mile sled-dog race through Alaska.