Slice the vegetables into large chunks (wait on the cabbage)

Add the carrots, red potatoes, onion, & garlic to the crockpot (7 qt. crock pot)

add the water, beef broth, and beer into the crock pot

Place the bay leaves and apple cider vinegar into the crockpot

Add the corned beef fatty side up into the crock pot and cover the beef with the spice packet that comes in the package.

salt & pepper to taste

Cover the crock pot and set to high and cook for 5 hours

Core the cabbage and cut in half, then cut into thick slices. Then, rotate the cabbage and slice across once.

Add the cabbage into the crock pot and cover and cook another hour or so at high setting.

The last 1-2 minutes of cooking cover the beef with pats of butter; then cover for another couple minutes until the butter melts.

Remove the corned beef and place in the center of a large serving tray. Serve the cabbage on one side of the corned beef and the potatoes and carrots on the other. Add plenty of ramekins of yellow mustard for the family to dip and enjoy! Make it!!