I'd love to hear how this comes out.
And if it does I would suggest that you contact James at Basic Brewing Radio and see if they would do a show on a Split Brewing Session.

Yep, I hope the beer turns out great. I'd like to do this method as an alternative when needed.

I'll keep you all posted, especially in about 3 weeks when it's time to keg it. That will be the taste test.

I may modify your idea for my Hefe. Everyone loved it last year and I have enough supplies on hand to make 9 finished gallons. I can only boil enough for a five gallon batch.
I may mash, split, boil half same day, and the other half the next day. If I attempt I'll keep everyone posted.
Thanks for the idea!

"Time" is exactly why I'm thinking of moving to extract for a while. I love all grain brewing, but there are times I feel a little rushed trying to get a 5-6 hour brew in or I have a very small window of opportunity during the week (usually early Sunday morning) to get a brew session in.

This method would make things easier.

Yeah, Pudge, time is why I'll probably be sticking with extracts for the foreseeable future. I can manage an hour a lot easier than I can manage a chunk of a few hours or more.

I just wanted to followup on this and let everyone know that the finished product was very good. I just kicked the keg a few days ago and the Patersbier was a very good brew. So, I don't see any issues with doing the split session brewing. I would do this method again, if pressed for time.

I did a similar thing on my barley wine, but kept it on low heat on the stove overnight. Worked out great so far!