Steak and Ale Pie - Cooking like a Boss

Recipe from http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/252607/proper-beef-ale-and-mushroom-pie . Replace water with ale for more ale.

preheat oven to 220c											bake for 40min
preheat oven to 160c						cover with lid and put in oven for 2h	cool 2h	mix	make pie	brush with egg
1 ¹⁄₆kg 1166 ²⁄₃g 2.57lb 41.2oz braising steak chunks	brown in a little oil	set beef and juices asside in bowl			mix
2 ¹⁄₃ large onions	roughly chop	brown in pan from beef	fry 1min	stir in until flour brown
4 ²⁄₃ large carrots	chop into large pieces
11 ²⁄₃g 0.012kg 0.026lb 0.412oz dried porcini mushrooms	cover in boiling water for 20mins	squeeze out and reserve water
2 ¹⁄₃tsp 0.012l 11 ²⁄₃ml 0.778tbsp 0.049cup 0.021pint golden caster sugar
4 ²⁄₃tbsp 0.07l 70ml 14tsp 0.296cup 0.123pint plain flour
350ml 0.35l 23 ¹⁄₃tbsp 70tsp 1.48cup 0.616pint stout or dark ale
2 ¹⁄₃ beef stock cubes
466 ²⁄₃ml 0.467l 31.1tbsp 93 ¹⁄₃tsp 1.97cup 0.821pint boiling water
reserved mushroom water
1 ¹⁄₆tsp 0.006l 5 ⁵⁄₆ml 0.389tbsp 0.025cup 0.01pint thyme
1 ¹⁄₆tsp 0.006l 5 ⁵⁄₆ml 0.389tbsp 0.025cup 0.01pint parsley
1 ¹⁄₆ bay leaf
salt
pepper
233 ¹⁄₃g 0.233kg 0.514lb 8.23oz smoked bacon lardons	fry until crispy	fry until mushrooms golden
233 ¹⁄₃g 0.233kg 0.514lb 8.23oz chestnut mushrooms	halved
2 ¹⁄₃ roles ready made puff pastry
1 ¹⁄₆ egg	whisked