Liquid vs Dry (starters)

Let me start that I have read a lot on this site and others about opinions about dry vs. liquid and I have read some books where they discuss importance about starters but here is my situation:

I just picked up a recipe to brew tomorrow

High Gravity pumpkin Ale (FG 1019-1023)
yeast => American Ale Yeast Blend WLP060

When I purchased it she handed me liquid yeast.
I was pretty happy using dry last time I brewed but she insisted for
THIS recipe I had to use liquid.
I said 'oh, then I guess I should use a starter'
She insisted that there was no need and said that liquid yeast had more cells.

Iam planning to brew tomorrow and I do not have a stir plate.

Should I follow her instructions and just dump the tube in
or better off taking a little of the DME and making a starter today.

Thanks

 

My vote would be for the starter.

 

For a high grav brew, definitely use a starter.

 

The recipe came with 8lbs of DME.
Can I take a half cup to make the starter?

same difference right since its all going in the same place?

 

if you can weigh it out it's better to do a weight to volume ratio for your starter since the densities of DME can vary

1g DME : 10ml water

what is your estimated OG?

You can use Mr. Malty to see how big of a starter you need.
http://www.mrmalty.com/calc/calc.html

If you can shake/swirl the starter every so often you will increase the growth rate more than just letting it sit and do it's thing. If so use the drop down to select "intermittent shaking"