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.
Jeff King Is the oldest musher to run the Iditarod By Emily Elizabeth Wells Close Emily. Jeff King was the oldest to win, but Colonel Norman Vaughn was the oldest to finish â¦ the race at age 86. 2 people found this useful.