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 ²⁄₃kg 1666 ²⁄₃g 3.67lb 58.8oz braising steak chunks	brown in a little oil	set beef and juices asside in bowl			mix
3 ¹⁄₃ large onions	roughly chop	brown in pan from beef	fry 1min	stir in until flour brown
6 ²⁄₃ large carrots	chop into large pieces
16 ²⁄₃g 0.017kg 0.037lb 0.588oz dried porcini mushrooms	cover in boiling water for 20mins	squeeze out and reserve water
3 ¹⁄₃tsp 0.017l 16 ²⁄₃ml 1.11tbsp 0.07cup 0.029pint golden caster sugar
6 ²⁄₃tbsp 0.1l 100ml 20tsp 0.423cup 0.176pint plain flour
500ml ¹⁄₂l 33 ¹⁄₃tbsp 100tsp 2.11cup 0.88pint stout or dark ale
3 ¹⁄₃ beef stock cubes
666 ²⁄₃ml ²⁄₃l 44.4tbsp 133 ¹⁄₃tsp 2.82cup 1.17pint boiling water
reserved mushroom water
1 ²⁄₃tsp 0.008l 8 ¹⁄₃ml 0.556tbsp 0.035cup 0.015pint thyme
1 ²⁄₃tsp 0.008l 8 ¹⁄₃ml 0.556tbsp 0.035cup 0.015pint parsley
1 ²⁄₃ bay leaf
salt
pepper
333 ¹⁄₃g ¹⁄₃kg 0.735lb 11.8oz smoked bacon lardons	fry until crispy	fry until mushrooms golden
333 ¹⁄₃g ¹⁄₃kg 0.735lb 11.8oz chestnut mushrooms	halved
3 ¹⁄₃ roles ready made puff pastry
1 ²⁄₃ egg	whisked