Experiences wetting grain before milling?

I just tried this on my last batch and it was a bit of a disaster. I used a spray bottle and a fairly large tub to spray on about 16-18 ounces of water on about 12 pounds of base grains. I mixed it all up nicely and milled about 10 minutes later on my normal setting.

As I understand wetting grains can soften the husks and help keep them intact, helping sparging drainage. I was also hoping to improve efficiency with less dust which ultimately becomes boil kettle slop I do not transfer to the fermenter. I use the Anvil electric system.

What ended up happening is my 3 roll mill got totally clogged and my rollers got caked to uselessness until I later pressure washed them with a garden hose. Also, seemed like alot of kernels did not crush as a result. It was a huge mess.

I know pro brewers use this technique in some way, shape and form. How can I effectively improve my result using wet grain without these issues? I appreciate any real experiences in the response, even if it involves one-time costs to fix like a different mill.

On one additional note I think may come up; I already use rice hulls. I wish to avoid using them in my quest to make beer very brewhouse efficiently and as economically as possible without sacrficing quality.

 

thanks mate Ill have a good read of your previous post, Ive got a gap of .040