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.
Top dogs. Alaska musher Dallas Seavey holds his lead dogs Reef and Hero after winning his second consecutive Iditarod Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska on March 18. Seavey crossed the finish line about 30 miles ahead of his father Mitch Seavey. STORY: Veteran musher wins again.