how long to soak oak chips in beer?

I brewed a rye ipa and after a week of fermentation i put about 2 oz of american oak chips in my fermenter. I put the oak chips in a bit of 160-170 degree water for about 10 min and dumped the water and chips into my carboy.

How long should i let the chips soak before bottling? I was originally going to go for 2 weeks but after reading some posts i think im going to cut it to 1 week because i dont want my beer to taste like wood and i want it to be drinkable right away.

Was adding the oak chip water a good idea or should i only add the chips next time?

I only added the chips when I did it, but I soaked in jameson. not water. I went for 4 days with the chips in the jameson, and then two weeks with the chips in the beer. I love the flavor personally.

Taste after a week. Usually it's recommended to bottle when it's just oakier than you'd like it, as it'll fade in the bottle.

I've found 1 week to be sufficient with chips, but let your tongue be the guide.

thanks for the quick replies everyone. the oak soaked water smelled really good so that's why i decided to add it. ill taste it after a week and see where it's at. i will probably use a hop bag next time, i didnt even think of accidentally bottling splinters, so i will be careful with that. a soak in jameson sounds amazing, it's my favorite whiskey. i will keep that in mind

I've personally never tried this but I've read that steaming the oak chips is a good way to go as it preserves the resin in the oak and accomplishes the sanitizing effect of boiling them or soaking the chips in alcohol.

I generally steam oak chips to sanitize, but I don't add the run-off water - the chips have enough flavor left in them, and I want to avoid introducing any nasty tasting compounds that might be on the outside of the chips (I know there shouldn't be any, but I want to avoid the possibility all the same). Also, the first time I added oak chips I didn't put them in a bag, which was a big mistake - couldn't take them out if a longer ferment period was needed, and it was a huge paid to clean the carboy afterward. Learn from my mistake and definitely use a bag when using oak chips.