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 ¹⁄₃kg 1333 ¹⁄₃g 2.94lb 47oz braising steak chunks	brown in a little oil	set beef and juices asside in bowl			mix
2 ²⁄₃ large onions	roughly chop	brown in pan from beef	fry 1min	stir in until flour brown
5 ¹⁄₃ large carrots	chop into large pieces
13 ¹⁄₃g 0.013kg 0.029lb 0.47oz dried porcini mushrooms	cover in boiling water for 20mins	squeeze out and reserve water
2 ²⁄₃tsp 0.013l 13 ¹⁄₃ml 0.889tbsp 0.056cup 0.023pint golden caster sugar
5 ¹⁄₃tbsp 0.08l 80ml 16tsp 0.338cup 0.141pint plain flour
400ml ²⁄₅l 26 ²⁄₃tbsp 80tsp 1.69cup 0.704pint stout or dark ale
2 ²⁄₃ beef stock cubes
533 ¹⁄₃ml 0.533l 35.6tbsp 106 ²⁄₃tsp 2.25cup 0.939pint boiling water
reserved mushroom water
1 ¹⁄₃tsp 0.007l 6 ²⁄₃ml 0.444tbsp 0.028cup 0.012pint thyme
1 ¹⁄₃tsp 0.007l 6 ²⁄₃ml 0.444tbsp 0.028cup 0.012pint parsley
1 ¹⁄₃ bay leaf
salt
pepper
266 ²⁄₃g 0.267kg 0.588lb 9.41oz smoked bacon lardons	fry until crispy	fry until mushrooms golden
266 ²⁄₃g 0.267kg 0.588lb 9.41oz chestnut mushrooms	halved
2 ²⁄₃ roles ready made puff pastry
1 ¹⁄₃ egg	whisked